Experience

Pathway to Cures

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Nov 2022 - 1 year 2 months

  New York, United States

• Advisor

  • Sep 2022 - Nov 2022

  New York, United States Honored to be helping launch this pathway to cures fund and to be joining the organization as managing director in November.



Indiana University Foundation

• United States
• Fundraising
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Founding Member, Black Philanthropy Circle

  • Jul 2020 - 3 years 6 months

  Bloomington, Indiana, United States Founding member of a giving circle which establishes programs that improve the recruitment, retention, and degree attainment for Black students, faculty, and staff on IU’s seven campuses and two regional centers, and beyond.



Sixty8 Capital

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Limited Partner

  • May 2021 - 2 years 8 months

  Indiana, United States Sixty8 Capital is a seed-stage Allos Ventures fund, for Black, BROWN, women, and LGBTQ+ led startups.



Portfolia

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investing Member - Rising American Fund I, II and FemTech II Fund

  • Jul 2020 - 3 years 6 months

  The Portfolia Rising America Fund invests directly in early stage and growth companies in the US where people of color and LGBTQ investors see opportunity for returns and market impact.



Oncode Institute

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International Advisory Board, Chair

  • Mar 2018 - 5 years 10 months

  Amsterdam Area, Netherlands



Spin-outs Denmark

• Denmark
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Board Member

  • Aug 2021 - 2 years 5 months

  Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark



Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Development Advisor

  • Jul 2020 - 3 years 6 months

  Cold Spring Harbor, New York, United States Technology Innovation Partnership Committee



IU Ventures

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Nov 2022 - Jan 2023

• Managing Director

  • Mar 2018 - Nov 2022

  Bloomington, Indiana Area Recruited to form, launch and manage a new venture fund for an affiliate of Indiana University (IURTC d/b/a IU Ventures). Implementation resulted in the review of more than 500 opportunities, transacting investments in 19 companies and 2 exit sin the first 3 years program. Serving on the Board of Directors of IU Ventures, a member of the IU Ventures Investment Committee and the Fund Manager for each of the Indiana Philanthropic Venture Fund, the Shoebox Fund and the Innovate Indiana Fund.



Kovina Therapeutics

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • Aug 2021 - Nov 2022

  Indianapolis, Indiana, United States



Backline by DrFirst

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • Oct 2019 - Nov 2022

  Indianapolis, Indiana



Periodic

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • Dec 2019 - Jan 2022

  Bloomington, Indiana Area Periodic acquired by Exclaimer in January 2022



The Mill

• United States
• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investing Member - Flywheel Fund I

  • Jul 2020 - Dec 2021

  Bloomington, Indiana, United States Member managed fund investing in innovative early stage companies in Bloomington, Indiana



Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Development Advisor

  • Mar 2018 - Sep 2018

  Cold Spring Harbor, New York

• Vice President for Business Development & Technology Transfer

  • Sep 2013 - Mar 2018

  Cold Spring Harbor, New York Partnering with industry and investors to bring Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory inventions and technologies to the public for through intellectual property licensing, industry collaborative research and facilitating new ventures.



Stoke Therapeutics

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Observer

  • 2015 - 2018

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States



AUTM

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • 2014 - 2016



Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Technology and Business Development

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2013

  New York City Reorganization of the business development and technology transfer organization of Mount Sinai to facilitate the commercialization of inventions and technologies for the benefit of patients through intellectual property licensing, industry collaborative research and facilitating new ventures.



University of Cambridge

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director (NED)

  • Jun 2011 - Oct 2012

  Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Founding Chief Executive and Executive Director

  • Jun 2006 - Jun 2011

  Cambridge, United Kingdom Wholly owned company of the University of Cambridge responsible for managing venture investments, intellectual property licensing and faculty consultancy services. Concurrently serving as Director for other group corporations under my purview including Cambridge University Technical Services Ltd and the Challenge Fund Trading Company. Also serving as Director of Cancer Research Technologies Inc and Cambridge Phenomenon Ltd.



ARCH Development Partners, LLC

• Managing Partner and Co-Founder

  • Jun 2001 - Jun 2008

  Chicago, IL Venture investing with focus on university and corporate life science and technology spin-outs in the Midwest. Non-executive Director of portfolio companies including Rubicon Genomics, NephRx and PanCel. Other fund related boards and advisory roles included Business Development Advisor to Endocyte, Inc., Gubernatorial appointee to the Indiana 21st Century Fund Board, member of the Venture Board for Memorial Hospital, Southwest Michigan Innovation Center Board of Directors, Spring Mill Ventures… Show more Venture investing with focus on university and corporate life science and technology spin-outs in the Midwest. Non-executive Director of portfolio companies including Rubicon Genomics, NephRx and PanCel. Other fund related boards and advisory roles included Business Development Advisor to Endocyte, Inc., Gubernatorial appointee to the Indiana 21st Century Fund Board, member of the Venture Board for Memorial Hospital, Southwest Michigan Innovation Center Board of Directors, Spring Mill Ventures Advisory Board and the Purdue Research Foundation Trask Fund Advisory Board. Show less



University of Notre Dame

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjuct Faculty

  • Sep 2001 - Dec 2005

  Gigot Entrepreneurship Center



University of Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President - ARCH Development Corporation

  • Feb 1997 - Jun 2001

  Chicago, IL University spin-outs and licensing



Purdue Research Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director

  • Feb 1991 - Jun 1997

  IP management, technology commercialization and facilitation of new ventures



AUTM

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Mar 1996 - Feb 1997

  AUTM is the professional society dedicated to public benefit through the commercialization of research results developed at university and hospital laboratories. Members include academic and industry commercialization professionals. www.autm.net AUTM Board Member for 8 years 1991 - 1998



Corporation for Science and Technology

• Project Manager

  • Aug 1989 - Feb 1991

  Indianapolis, Indiana Seed fund investing in early stage technologies from Indiana institutions. Economic development.



Northwestern University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Director

  • Aug 1985 - Aug 1989

  Evanston, Illinois Research Administration and Technology Transfer



International Minerals and Chemical

• Manager

  • Jun 1981 - Aug 1985

  Research and Development, Regulatory, Business Development