Has served as founding CEO for 2 VC-backed fast growth wellness and medical product companies. At Interaction Labs was regional E&Y Entrepreneur of the Yr ('07). As CEO ('87) of HT Medical Systems - one of Md’s fastest growth tech firms for 4 consecutive years (‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99) - completed a $42M merger with Immersion Corp. Inventor with 17 patents. Principal Investigator for numerous federally-funded grants related to medical informatics.

Neal spent 8 years at Discovery Channel, where as Vice President, Licensing, he licensed all of Discovery’s brands and properties across multiple industries and distribution channels. Before joining Discovery, Neal was the Director of Marketing for Bally’s Total Fitness, a national health club chain with over 325 health clubs nationwide. Neal has a BA in Economics from Tufts and a MBA in Marketing from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC.

Background as Product Dev Manager at the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the National Institutes of Health. Former Director of Business Development at Immersion Medical (NASDQ: IMMR). 20+ years experience in engineering, operations, innovation and business development. History of success in transforming ideas into products. Holds an MBA as well as a MS and BS in Aerospace Engineering from the U of Md. Inventor with 13 patents.