Mara Neal,
Director, Marketing and Engagement, Cook Biotech
Mara has over 30 years’ experience in laboratory diagnostics and medical device industries. She is a medical technologist specializing in hematology with experience in both hospital and reference laboratory. In Jan 2017, Mara joined the Cook Group Life Science division serving as Director of Global Sales and Marketing at Cook Regentec. She then joined Cook Biotech as Director – Marketing and Engagement in Sept 2019. Prior to that, Mara served for 13 years as Director, Research Awards for the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation. At the Coulter Foundation, she was involved in the operations of the Translational Research Partnership in Biomedical Engineering, the Complete Cellular Analysis Program and the Legacy Programs. Mara was the Coulter representative for ten of the Foundation’s University Partnerships: Boston University, Case Western Reserve University, Drexel University, Duke University, University of Louisville, University of Michigan, University of Missouri, University of Pittsburgh, University of Virginia and the University of Miami. Beginning her career as a bench technologist, Mara ended her laboratory career as Hematology Laboratory Manager at MetPath, Inc., Teterboro, NJ, the world’s largest Hematology laboratory at that time. Mara joined Coulter Corporation and spent 18 yrs. with Coulter Corporation and Beckman Coulter. Mara received her B.S. in Medical Technology from Michigan State University, an M.S. in Education from the University of Michigan and her M.B.A. from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.Mara currently sits on two boards of directors, Quuery Inc., San Francisco, CA and the Medical Innovation Collaboration, Irving, TX.