Damian Salas MBA

Damian Salas is Co-Founder of GREW and Partner at Open Minds Psychological. In 2022, GREW became the first evidence-informed mental health program supporting the entrepreneurial community, and stands as one of the many counseling services at Open Minds Psychological.

Damian is Professor at the Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship at Drexel University. Appointed as the first-faculty in 2010, Damian’s focus areas include healthcare entrepreneurship and enterprise growth.

Damian spent 23 years in community behavioral healthcare with 17 years as Director of Organizational Development at Horizon House, Inc. He led the digital transformation of Human Resources and the enterprise transformation to Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) including Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Electronic Health Records (EHR). He was the Founding Chair of the Philadelphia Alliance Workforce Domain, leading the human capital strategy of over 30,000 employees throughout the Philadelphia region for 13 years.

During the pandemic of 2020, Damian directed two State Department-funded projects for Financial Services Volunteer Corp, providing technical expertise to startups in North Africa. He sits on the board of Gnostech, Inc., a cyber-security firm.

Damian received his MBA from Drexel University, and lives with his wife in the Philadelphia suburbs.