Dr. Frederic Bertley, Ph.D. - President & CEO: Center of Science and Industry (COSI) - Cultivating Curiosity: How Science Literacy Shapes Our Future

Dr. Frederic Bertley, Ph.D. ( https://www.fredericbertley.com/ ) is President & CEO: Center of Science and Industry ( COSI - https://cosi.org/ ), as well as interim CEO or the National Veterans Memorial and Museum ( NVMM - https://nationalvmm.org/ ).

Dr. Bertley is a renowned, civic-minded leader, strategist, innovator, scientist, educator, and communicator.

In his role at COSI, Dr. Bertley works incessantly towards elevating science literacy globally, helping reimagine the STEM workforce development pipeline for the nation and creating engaging, empathetic and innovative citizens.

As interim CEO of the National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM), Dr. Bertley is leading the national museum through a transformational phase to continue to honor and celebrate the lives of Veterans, their families, and our community. 

Dr. Bertley’s drive to innovate has elevated COSI’s on-site science museum experience, as well as taken COSI beyond Central Ohio, with programming across the United States and around the world. His leadership has led to highly engaging experiences including the COSI Science Festival, The Color of Science TM and EiPIC TM programs, as well as the celebrated COSI Connects STEM Kit Learning Lunchboxes. 

Dr. Bertley co-created and hosted the prime-time television show QED with Dr. B ( https://www.pbs.org/show/qed-dr-b/ ), in partnership with PBS-WOSU Public Media. He also created the animated online series, Dr. B in 3.

Prior to his leadership of COSI, Dr. Bertley served for 9 years as senior vice president for science and education at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. 

Dr. Bertley has won numerous prestigious awards some of which include:

• Three (3) Honorary Doctorates (McGill University, Otterbein University, Columbus State)
• National Medal (IMLS-White House)
• Eleven (11) EMMY® Awards.
• Five-time #1 Science Museum in the nation (USA Today)
• President’s Medal (The Ohio State University)
• Dell’s 100 Most Innovative Individuals
• Blooloop 50 Museum Influencer (UK)
• CEO of The Year (Columbus CEO)
• Four-time commencement speaker (McGill, OSU, Otterbein, Columbus State)
• The Spirit of Columbus Award
• George Washington Carver Award for Science Engagement (City of Philadelphia)


Dr. Bertley earned a bachelor’s in physiology, mathematics and the history of science, as well as a doctorate in immunology, both from McGill University. He completed a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at Harvard Medical School and MIT, working on the development of DNA vaccines
for HIV/AIDS. His global health work includes preventative medicine and basic vaccines in Haiti, Sudan and the Canadian Arctic. His international STEM education impact includes programs in Barbados, Dominica, Egypt, England, India, Italy, Japan, Malta, Paraguay, Senegal, and UAE.


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