# Tim Bernstein

> Tim Bernstein is the CEO of yet2, an open innovation and technology scouting firm founded in 1999 with backing from DuPont, Procter & Gamble, Honeywell and Siemens. He joined the company in 2001, rose from operator to chief executive, and now spends his days matching corporate R&D needs with technologies and partners pulled from a database of more than five million solution providers. A Yale economist with a Stanford MBA and a Harvard Kennedy School policy degree, he turned an academic thesis on university licensing into a career spent brokering deals others could not find.

- **Role:** CEO at yet2
- **Organizations:** yet2
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Economics and Political Science, Yale University, MBA, emphasis on entrepreneurial studies, Stanford University, Master's in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
- **Known for:** Rose from operator to CEO of yet2, one of the original open innovation intermediaries, Helped grow yet2's reach to more than five million solution providers worldwide, Oversaw yet2's NASA scouting contract and its 250th successful deal milestone (2024)

## Career timeline

- **pre-2001** — Designed and launched products for high-tech startups in Boston and Silicon Valley
- **2001** — Joined yet2 as a leadership team and board member
- **2017** — yet2 wins a five-year exclusive scouting contract with NASA
- **present** — Serves as CEO of yet2, delivering open innovation and IP consulting services

## Achievements

- Rose from operator to CEO of yet2, one of the original open innovation intermediaries
- Helped grow yet2's reach to more than five million solution providers worldwide
- Oversaw yet2's NASA scouting contract and its 250th successful deal milestone (2024)
- Expanded yet2's services into technology acquisition and structured deal facilitation

## Latest updates

- **2024** — yet2 celebrated its 250th successful deal under Bernstein's leadership
- **2023** — yet2 launched an Open Innovation Training course

## Links

- Website: https://yet2.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-bernstein-mba/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/yet2/

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Last updated: 2026-06-04