Ms. Stephanie Fertig is the Director, NIH Small Business Program in SEED (Small business Education and Entrepreneurial Development) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She currently oversees the NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programsm, which are congressionally mandated set-aside programs that provide over $1.3 billion dollars per year to small business concerns. Prior to joining SEED, she managed the SBIR and STTR Programs at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). During her over 15 years at NIH she has led the development and implementation of multiple programs focused on small businesses and translational research.  Ms. Fertig has a Chemistry degree from the University of Virginia and an Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.