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Deborah is a research scientist turned serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, and angel investor. After completing a PhD in biophysics from the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), she launched Leon Scientific and is currently operating as founder and CEO. As an investor, her focus is on the commercialization of federally- and academically-developed biotechnologies.

She also serves as chair of the board of a nonprofit that oversees an up-and-coming STEM-based charter school in Anne Arundel, Maryland and a board member at the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at UMD.