Terik Tidwell is a technologist and cross-sector strategist in early-stage venture and ecosystem development. He currently serves as the head of platform and ecosystem at AHA Ventures leading value-creation and ecosystem engagement strategies with portfolio companies and across investment teams.

Previously, he was the director of innovation ecosystems at VentureWell—with notable engagements including the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Investor Catalyst Hub, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) National Innovation Network, and the Walton Family Foundation's tech translation initiative—and the founding executive director of the Smith Tech-Innovation Center. Tidwell is a Fulbright Scholar for Tech-Innovation, serves as an advisor to the NC IDEA Foundation, and has served as an expert in the NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships.