
Role: Mentor
Tracks: Digital Health
Jose Bohorquez
President, Bold Type
Jose Bohorquez is founder and President of Bold Type, a firm specilized in developing secure, compliant medical device apps. At Bold Type, Jose leads a team of engineers and designers with expertise in firmware, mobile apps, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and data analytics. Dr. Bohorquez received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Florida in electrical engineering and computer science. He complete a PhD in electrical engineering and computer science at MIT with a minor in business administration from the Sloan School of Management. At MIT, Dr. Bohorquez was awarded an MIT Presidential Fellowship and his research was selected for presentation as part of the MIT/MTL Doctoral Dissertation Seminar in 2009. His work at MIT resulted in more than a dozen peer-reviewed publications. Since completing his doctoral studies, Jose has dedicated his career to technical entrepreneurship. He has raised millions of dollars in venture capital, launched several award-winning products, and generated tens of millions of dollars of revenue. He is a passionate advocate for innovation and enjoys mentoring new entrepreneurs and young engineers.