Jacqueline F. Walker
Jacqueline F. (Jackie) Walker is an executive with over 25 years of experience in general management and domestic and international marketing. She is a practical, results-oriented COO/General Manager with an extensive background in P&L management. She now consults with companies to provide business solutions and hands-on operational leadership through important periods of change, transition, and growth.
Jackie graduated from Duke University with a double major in Engineering and French. She then received her MBA from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill with an emphasis in Marketing and Finance.
Jackie is currently the Interim President of OSspray Ltd., a London based corporation. She is establishing the company’s U.S. operations and directing the launch of their new product into the U.S. and European markets.
Prior to OSspray, Jackie was the COO of Ondine Biopharma, a publicly traded emerging biotech company, based in Vancouver, Canada. Jackie was the architect and driver behind the launch of a new breakthrough technology platform and the scale up of the company’s operations to commercialize a pipeline of new products into the global dental and medical markets. She developed key strategic partnerships and actively participated in securing major financing.
Before joining Ondine Biopharma, Jackie spent 13 years with DENTSPLY International, the world’s leading manufacturer of dental professional products, primarily in general management roles. She led a number of divisions from start-up to large, multi-site operations with revenues of $140 million and 450 employees.
Jackie started her career in the telecommunications industry as an Engineer and Marketing Product Manager. She then moved to the Medical Device Industry with Ohmeda, a leading global manufacturer of Hospital Medical Equipment, where she held marketing positions of increasing responsibility for Critical Care Divisions located both in the U.S. and Paris, France. The divisions were later sold and are now part of GE Healthcare.
Jackie has assessed and directed strategies, developed new product pipelines, created strong strategic and tactical Marketing platforms, and provided daily operations management for start-up to mature businesses. She has a passion for solving difficult business problems, coaching teams, and seizing opportunities to achieve profitable growth.
