Andrea Mills is a technology innovator, serial intrapreneur, senior advisor to C-Suite executives, and an experienced corporate venture capitalist.
He is currently the Chief Advisor, External R&D and Emerging Technologies for Science and Innovation at Philip Morris International, and the Chief Ecosystems Orchestrator of BlueX, a global open innovation ecosystem for accelerating technology scouting and forging industry-research collaborations with world-class universities and applied-research labs.
He is an internationally-recognized thought leader and a trusted knowledge source for senior executives across multiple industries on many key aspects of open innovation, technology scouting and acquisitions, IP licensing, orchestrating external R&D ecosystems, and building multi-disciplinary innovation capabilities in deep-tech knowledge domains.
Andrea Mills 25+ years of experience and senior advisory roles to C-level executives within Fortune 200 and Global Fortune 500 multinational clients span across multiple industries including pharma, aerospace, FMCG, and oil & gas.
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