Paul Hayre
Executive Director, Harvard Grid
As the inaugural Executive Director of Harvard Grid, Paul Hayre leads the creation of new programs to accelerate the pace of startup formation at Harvard. Appointed in 2022, Paul oversees a fast-growing initiative comprising educational outreach, innovation development, mentoring programs, alumni engagement, and physical space for emerging ventures. Paul is a transformational leader with a record of turning early- to growth-stage concepts into world-class businesses. He has founded technology and medical device start-ups with two exits; designed and founded high-growth divisions in multi-nationals; and bought and sold lower middle market industrial companies. He most recently focused on medical devices and novel healthcare delivery models, and previously founded or grew businesses in the solar, specialty chemicals, and corporate food solution sectors. Early in his career, Paul spent a decade in technology and strategic advisory firms Accenture, EY-Parthenon, and Eastwing Group. His expertise spans global strategy, M&A, long-term value creation, data analytics, and executive development in a wide range of sectors and stages. Raised by two lifelong educators, Paul invests generously in people and communities, serving as advisor or director at numerous start-ups, private companies, non-profits, incubators, and student organizations. He is also deeply committed and engaged as an advisor to students, alumni, and leaders in higher-education. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
The Salata Institute
The Salata Institute supports interdisciplinary research that leads to real-world action, including high-risk/high-reward projects by researchers already working in the climate area and new endeavors that make it easier for Harvard scholars, who have not worked on climate problems, to do so. Faculty interested in the Climate Research Clusters program should note an upcoming deadline for concepts on April 1, 2024.