FOUNDER-LED PURPOSE
BOARD-GOVERNED NONPROFIT
PARTNER-BUILT EXECUTION
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Experience that helps
a vision earn trust.
Empower Vision is bringing together people whose experience spans science, healthcare, organizational change, automotive leadership and public service. Their perspective helps promising ideas move forward with greater care, clarity and accountability.
Experienced perspective
FOUR PERSPECTIVES · ONE SHARED COMMITMENT
Constructive challenge
Mission-minded guidance
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EDWARD PALLETT
DEAN TORTORELIS, MD
THERESA WIEBE
PAUL EBHARDT
PEOPLE BEHIND THE PERSPECTIVE
Proven experience.
A shared commitment to
responsible action.
Strategic guidance
Human perspective
Accountable action
EMPOWER VISION ADVISOR
01
Edward Pallett
BIOTECHNOLOGY & R&D STRATEGY
Edward brings more than a decade of biotechnology experience, with work spanning R&D portfolio strategy, data, technology and business transformation. He offers a systems-level perspective on turning complex ideas into coordinated, measurable action.
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Biogen
Director leading Portfolio Technology within R&D Portfolio Leadership, Analytics & Insights
PwC
Former Senior Associate in life sciences and healthcare consulting
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Biotechnology and R&D strategy
Portfolio technology and analytics
Cross-functional transformation
WHY THIS WORK MATTERS
“Strong ideas deserve the discipline, collaboration and care required to become meaningful impact.”
EMPOWER VISION ADVISOR
02
Dean Tortorelis, MD, FACS
PHYSICIAN & CLINICAL LEADER
Dr. Tortorelis is a board-certified urologist and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Practicing in the Twin Cities since 2002, he brings clinical leadership, a patient-centered perspective and a longstanding commitment to compassionate, personalized care.
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Minnesota Urology
Executive Director of the Men’s Health Clinic
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Affiliated urologist within the Allina Health network
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Patient-centered clinical leadership
Men’s health and adult urology
Compassionate, personalized care
WHY THIS WORK MATTERS
“Good work begins with compassion, service and genuine concern for the people it is meant to help.”
EMPOWER VISION ADVISOR
03
Theresa Wiebe
AUTOMOTIVE OPERATIONS & ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
Theresa brings deep automotive-industry experience across training, fixed and variable operations, organizational change and customer experience. Her work centers on helping teams adopt better systems while keeping people, communication and practical execution at the heart of change.
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
WSC Strategies
Automotive training, field-team support and change-management programs
Nissan & INFINITI
Field-development and training initiative support
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Automotive operations and training
Organizational change
Customer experience and team development
WHY THIS WORK MATTERS
“Lasting change happens when people feel understood, equipped and invited to build the solution together.”
EMPOWER VISION ADVISOR
PE
04
Paul Ebhardt
MILITARY PLANNING & OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Paul brings senior military and public-service experience in joint exercise planning, operational readiness and coordination across complex organizations. His perspective supports clear objectives, accountable leadership and disciplined execution around a shared mission.
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
NORAD–USNORTHCOM
Chief, Joint Exercises Division (J71)
Army National Guard
Military leadership and operational-planning experience
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Joint exercise planning
Military leadership and coordination
Operational readiness and accountability
WHY THIS WORK MATTERS
“A worthy mission needs clear objectives, accountable leadership and people committed to something larger than themselves.”
Building ideas through experience, service and partnership.
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