Affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Division of Engineering

Dr. Kevin E. Bennet is an Administrator of the Division of Engineering of the Mayo Clinic of Rochester, Minnesota, CEO of NaviNetics, Inc, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, and co-Director of the Neural Engineering Laboratory of Neurologic Surgery. His division, comprised of 67 technical staff, collaboratively develops and applies new technology for clinical practice and research. Major development efforts include deep brain stimulation, wireless physiological monitoring, and minimally invasive surgery. He also founded Neural Engineering Laboratories and is currently a Director at Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Bennet joined the Mayo Clinic in 1990 with current and past appointments as Chair of Strategic Alliances, Vice Chair of Information Technology Standards & Architecture Subcommittee, Clinical Practice Committee, Equipment Subcommittee, Information Technology  Coordinating Executive Committee, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Medical/Industry Relations Committee, as well as chair and membership in various workgroups and taskforces. He  has also served as a reviewer of Mayo Clinic Proceedings and the NIH Small Business Innovation Research program.

He has over 30 years of experience in technology development with organizations including W.R. Grace & Co., Exxon International, and Amoco Chemicals. He has been a consultant to the National Institutes of Health and served on NIH site visit teams. He holds patents concerning semiconductor and optical technology and has founded several technology-based companies. Along with Dr. Kendall Lee and Dr. Yoonbae Oh, Dr. Bennet is a founding member of NaviNetics, Inc., a medical device company in Rochester where he serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

Dr. Bennet received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master of Business Administration from Harvard and a PhD from Deakin University.