Hope Springs Adjacent: Innovating for Global Health

With Scott Knackstedt

Thursday, October 23, 2025
5:00 p.m.
Franz Hall, Room 120

Free and open to all. 

Drawing on his background in science and international affairs, University of Portland alum Scott Knackstedt will share how innovation can be used to advance health equity in low-resource settings around the world, transforming barriers to access into opportunities for impact.

As a Senior Commercialization Officer at PATH, a global health nonprofit based in Seattle, Scott helps develop affordable, life-saving technologies that range from low-cost devices to next-generation vaccine platforms. His work focuses on overcoming access challenges through formulation and delivery innovations that make health solutions more effective, scalable, and equitable.

Scott is a graduate of UP (B.S. Biology, 2006) and a former Fulbright Scholar (Vienna School of International Studies). He holds a MS of Philosophy from Cambridge University and an MBA from University of Washington’s Foster School of Business. 

For more information: 503-943-7702 or garaventa@up.edu. ADA compliant event.