Mirena Bagur

Mirena Bagur joined IntechOpen in 2017 as president, global marketing to elevate awareness about scientific publishing of Open Access books and about IntechOpen. Prior to this, Mirena founded CONTeXO Group in 2005, where she led a team of technology and start-up experts, advising technology-inspired clients on business strategy and product development execution, and making it possible to position them for early-stage funding.

Passionate about innovation, Mirena is active in the Boston technology and start-up ecosystem. She has been on the Board/Advisory Board member of The Capital Network; sat on the health tech steering committee at the MIT Enterprise Forum; and has been a reviewer, judge and mentor at various business competitions. In addition, as the Course Co-director of the joint Harvard-MIT Division of Health, Sciences, and Technology course HST.921 "Enabling Technology Innovation in Health Care System and the Life Sciences,” she has developed curriculum and managed execution of academic program and real-world innovation projects with graduate students.  Prior to this, Mirena held a management role, as a senior vice president at Weber Shandwick, a leading global marketing communications agency. She was chosen to lead national-level initiatives designed to elevate Weber Shandwick’s brand and to increase visibility in new markets and geographies, resulting in numerous referrals and revenue increase.

Mirena holds a masters degree in international trade and marketing from the University of Zagreb, School of Economics, Croatia, and has completed a strategic business leadership program at the Columbia University. She enjoys singing and skiing with family and friends, and is involved in numerous non-profit organizations. 

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