Full Name
Megan Brewster
Professional Title
VP Advanced Technology
Company
Impinj
Speaker Biography
I create common-sense approaches for big ideas. I’m at my best when deciphering complex problems into its salient parts, visualizing unique solutions, and then defining and executing the strategic actions we will take to move forward.
As a technologist and policy entrepreneur driven by a sense of purpose and a desire for progress, I’ve worked at the forefront of innovation over the last 15 years across industry, government, and academia. As VP of Advanced Technology at Impinj, I am working to deliver the Internet of Every Thing with RFID by investigating emerging technologies that will enable our future products. I bring clarity and strategy to our product and technology roadmaps and grow our emerging markets through technology and standards.
In the recent past, I co-created the future of mobility at Launch Forth by crowdsourcing transportation and logistics solutions, and then bringing these ideas to life through digital manufacturing (like large-scale additive). I have implemented innovation policy across the United States, where I was brought into the White House to help stand up a $3B program for advanced manufacturing technology and workforce development. Selected as part of an advanced technology “tiger team” at GE, I rapidly identified sources of battery performance degradation for GE's first lean hardware startup. And I am a champion of diversity, most recently co-launching and co-chairing the Women At Impinj Network.
Because I value individual agency and resourcefulness, I like to balance my strategic thinking with strong individual contribution and collect insights from diverse stakeholders to form a robust, collective, and actionable vision of the future. I work as seamlessly with top executives as with deep-diving technologists, and my growth mindset enables me to master new skills confidently as the opportunity arises.
In addition to my motivation and versatility, I am known for hand-written thank you cards and asking lots of questions. This year, I am hunting mushrooms, keeping bees, and building things from wood.
As a technologist and policy entrepreneur driven by a sense of purpose and a desire for progress, I’ve worked at the forefront of innovation over the last 15 years across industry, government, and academia. As VP of Advanced Technology at Impinj, I am working to deliver the Internet of Every Thing with RFID by investigating emerging technologies that will enable our future products. I bring clarity and strategy to our product and technology roadmaps and grow our emerging markets through technology and standards.
In the recent past, I co-created the future of mobility at Launch Forth by crowdsourcing transportation and logistics solutions, and then bringing these ideas to life through digital manufacturing (like large-scale additive). I have implemented innovation policy across the United States, where I was brought into the White House to help stand up a $3B program for advanced manufacturing technology and workforce development. Selected as part of an advanced technology “tiger team” at GE, I rapidly identified sources of battery performance degradation for GE's first lean hardware startup. And I am a champion of diversity, most recently co-launching and co-chairing the Women At Impinj Network.
Because I value individual agency and resourcefulness, I like to balance my strategic thinking with strong individual contribution and collect insights from diverse stakeholders to form a robust, collective, and actionable vision of the future. I work as seamlessly with top executives as with deep-diving technologists, and my growth mindset enables me to master new skills confidently as the opportunity arises.
In addition to my motivation and versatility, I am known for hand-written thank you cards and asking lots of questions. This year, I am hunting mushrooms, keeping bees, and building things from wood.
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