A Purdue University alumna, Brooke Beier joined Purdue Research Foundation in 2013 and has since held many important roles within the organization, most recently Senior Vice President of Purdue Innovates upon its inception in 2023.

As leader, Beier oversees the personnel under the umbrella of efforts at Purdue Innovates, including the Incubator and Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC). 

At her direction, Purdue Innovates is a comprehensive system, streamlining access to both technology commercialization and startup support resources. This includes de-risking technologies for licensing to startups and industry, incubating and accelerating Purdue-connected startups, and providing investment support to Boilermakers. Under her leadership, Purdue has been ranked #5 in the world for U.S. patents issued from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Beier holds a BS, MS, and PhD in biomedical engineering from the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering of Purdue University. Her graduate research focused on the development of wireless, implantable medical devices in the fields of cardiology, diabetes, and spinal cord injury.

As an undergrad, Beier was an all-big ten tennis player. Throughout graduate school, she served as an assistant coach for the team.