Marty Guay is the Vice President, Business Development, at Stanley Black & Decker. In this capacity, Marty creates business value opportunities by working with startups, academia, venture capital, and global corporations. He has worked with innovation communities, universities, incubators, and accelerators across the world. Concurrently, he is working on workforce development, economic development, and advanced manufacturing strategies in Connecticut and in the United States. Marty serves as a Board Advisor for a number of startups. He facilitated Stanley Black & Decker’s Corporate Venture Capital arm’s investment in seven seed stage and early stage companies. Previously, Marty was the President of STANLEY Healthcare, a global business and operating division of Stanley Black & Decker. STANLEY Healthcare is a recognized leader in solutions that transform safety, security and operational efficiency for senior living organizations, hospitals, and health systems across the globe. In this role, he facilitated the transformation of the solution offerings and enabled strong global factory performance. Previously, Marty was a senior leader at STANLEY Security, the second largest global provider of electronic security. He served at the President, Integrated Systems as well as the Vice President of Sales and Operations for North America. Marty earned a bachelor’s degree and M.B.A. from the George Washington University. He completed the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.