Experience

UCI Beall Applied Innovation @ the Cove

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director, Research Translation Group

  • Sep 2019 - Present



Centripetal Force

• Greater Chicago Area

• Creating and Empowering Collaborative Relationships

  • Jul 2017 - Sep 2019

  Bringing individuals and institutions together to effect social change and to translate research into real-world applications. Mentoring individuals and teams to resolve conflict and achieve goals. Professional Societies Licensing Executives Society (LES) Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) American Chemical Society (ACS) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) . Show less



Northwestern University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Director, INVO

  • Jul 2012 - Jun 2017

  Innovation and New Ventures Office (INVO) Helped shape and lead Invention Management Team responsible for faculty relationships and for protection and commercialization of University intellectual property Negotiated novel research licensing and investment agreements Led University Industry Initiative Innovation and New Ventures Office (INVO) Helped shape and lead Invention Management Team responsible for faculty relationships and for protection and commercialization of University intellectual property Negotiated novel research licensing and investment agreements Led University Industry Initiative



University of Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Director, UChicagoTech

  • Dec 2006 - Jun 2012

  Office of Technology and Intellectual Property Office of Technology and Intellectual Property



Kalypsys

• Chief Commercial Officer

  • Feb 2005 - May 2006



Immtech International, Inc

• Vice President, Licensing and Development

  • 2004 - 2005



NeoPharm, Inc.

• Vice President, Business Development

  • 2004 - 2004



Pfizer

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Licensing and Business Development

  • 2003 - 2004



Pharmacia

• Vice President, Global Licensing

  • 2001 - 2003



G.D. Searle Pharmaceutical Company

• Vice President, Global Business Development

  • 1992 - 2001

  Vice President, Global Business Development (1999-2001)Vice President, Licensing (1997-99)General Manager, Global New Businesses Franchise (1996-97)Senior Director, Licensing (1992-96)

• Senior Director, Immunoinflammatory and Infectious Diseases Research

  • 1987 - 1992

  Senior Director, Immunoinflammatory and Infectious Diseases (1989-92)Senior Director, Molecular and Cell Biology (1987-89)Advisory Board, Joint Research Program, Washington University Medical School (1981-1992)



Monsanto Company

• United States
• Farming
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Fellow, Molecular Genetics and Mammalian Biology

  • 1980 - 1987

  Senior Fellow, Molecular Genetics and Mammalian Biology (1980-87) Science Fellow, Molecular Genetics (1980-1985) Advisory Board, Joint Research Program, Washington University Medical School (1981-1992) Senior Fellow, Molecular Genetics and Mammalian Biology (1980-87) Science Fellow, Molecular Genetics (1980-1985) Advisory Board, Joint Research Program, Washington University Medical School (1981-1992)



University of California, Irvine

• Assistant Professor, Biological Chemistry

  • 1977 - 1980

  Biological Chemistry, California College of Medicine, UCI Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UCI Biological Chemistry, California College of Medicine, UCI Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UCI