Experience

University of Southern California

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Vice President, Research Strategy & Innovation

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  - Provide entrepreneurial thought leadership to develop and execute long-term strategic research plans and scientific vision for sponsored research programs and for the commercialization of university IP- Enhance the ability of USC's Alfred E. Mann Institute to act as an incubator to seed transformative biomedical research- Oversee and enhance the ability of USC's Alfred E. Mann Institute to act as an incubator to seed transformative biomedical research- Oversee and enhance the ability of the USC Stevens Center for Innovation to engage in a b road range of technology transfer activities for USC– Advise Senior Vice President of Research and other senior University officials and catalyze research initiatives and innovation – Provide vision and thought leadership for identifying sources of undiluted capital to support USC start-ups and other aspects of the innovation ecosystem– Identify strategic partnerships for promoting start-ups and increasing IP revenus– Cultivate faculty relationships and help enhance their capabilities to commercialize IP– Oversee and build a multi-million dollar internal research funding program focused on return on investment that supports faculty in building research infrastructure, planning and generating preliminary data for future research efforts sponsored by external agencies, promoting activities to support partnerships with small businesses, and encouraging arts & humanities scholar efforts Show less

• Executive Director, DC Research Advancement Office

  • Feb 2006 - Present

  – Provide entrepreneurial thought leadership to develop and execute long-term strategic plans and scientific vision for sponsored research programs– Advise Provost and senior University officials and catalyze research initiatives– Provide vision and thought leadership for numerous large multidisciplinary research programs – Build strategic cross-school research partnerships and external university collaborations– Identify scientific opportunities for significant research advancement– Cultivate faculty relationships and help enhance their capabilities to engage with federal funding agencies – Work with senior University officials to recruit faculty– Oversee annual operational budget of $1.2 million– Established DC headquarters, hired 4 professional staff, 8 support staff and 4 interns, defined and implemented policies & procedures – Increased extramural research funding by $313 million over 7 years (29% success rate) Show less



Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

• Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences

  • 2006 - Present



NIH/NIMH

• Director, Office of Human Genetics & Genomic Resources

  • 2003 - 2006

  − Fiscal and scientific management of $200 million active grants and contracts portfolio− Increased yearly funding of human genetics research portfolio by 56% over 2 years− Provided vision and thought leadership for large-scale, multisite sponsored research programs − Exercised comprehensive due diligence to evaluate the maturity, robustness and capability of genomic technologies− Shaped and managed national and international multimillion dollar government, academic and industry partnerships− Implemented technology transfer for large-scale government, academic and industry partnerships − Extensive knowledge of NIH research funding priorities, policies, mechanisms and infrastructure Show less

• Associate Director, Division of Neuroscience & Basic Behavioral Science

  • 2003 - 2006

  − Provided thought leadership to identify areas in neuroscience that offer opportunities for significant scientific advancement− Advised NIH senior executives and shape Division and Institute policy − Participated in the formulation, review, and oversight of Division's budget (FY05, $402 million)

• Chief, Genetics Research Branch

  • 1998 - 2003

  − Developed strategic plan and scientific vision for field of genomic neuroscience− Increased yearly funding of research portfolio by 110% over five years