Matt McBride

Operating Partner

Matt is a dynamic healthcare leader that has spent the last decade guiding early-stage technologies to the commercial market, managing start-ups, and driving innovation policy and process at large academic institutions. Matt actively leverages Wave’s extensive network to make meaningful introductions that expedite the development of cutting-edge technologies through strategic enterprise partners, healthcare systems, industry influencers, and entrepreneurs. 

Prior to joining Wave, Matt was the VP of Strategic Partnerships at BioEnterprise, where he oversaw the continued development, promotion, and execution of promising healthcare innovation in the thriving biomedical sector in Northeast Ohio. Matt began his career in healthcare innovation at the Cleveland Clinic, where he spent seven years, translating medical breakthroughs into patient-benefiting products that reached the commercial market. As the Director of Inventor Services, Matt established and implemented a process that was used to evaluate early-stage technologies and usher them toward a commercial outcome.  At CCI, Matt also held the position of Director of Business Development, where he aided start-ups with IP strategy formulation, product development guidance, and value proposition refinement. 

Matt also served as a Naval Officer at several commands throughout the world. As a Naval Officer he served as Executive Officer of the Military Sealift Command in Diego Garcia, Program Manager for the V-22 Osprey in Philadelphia and Contract Administrator for Forward Operating Base, Camp Leatherneck, in Afghanistan

Matt also plays a role at the following organizations: Board of Directors for Challenge America (President), NE Ohio Naval Academy Association (Trustee).

Matt received a B.S. in political science with a focus in engineering, math and science from the United States Naval Academy and an M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University.