Meet Our Team
Leadership
Michael Sharer, Ph.D., MBA
Technology Management & Licensing
Wei Wan, Ph.D.
Ankur Dayal, MS, MBA
George Gillespie
Brittany Wink, J.D.
Daniel Odenweller, J.D.
New Ventures
Chris Scotti
Operations
Megan Brown
Beth Deuermeyer, Ph.D.
Eric Riddle
Ashley Skow
Student Team Members
The Innovation Partners team also includes several students who come to us with varying backgrounds and experience to engage with our office through a variety of experiential program offerings each semester.
Market Research Graduate Assistant Program
Current Students
Haley Collins – Animal Science
Former Students
Naveen Gokarn – Biotechnology
Marcelo Calderon – Biotechnology
Blake Lindler – Biotechnology
Hannah Holt – Architecture
Elijah Canal – Biotechnology
Chantal Neutzler – Biotechnology
Bagisha Maitra – Biotechnology
Aishwarya Vishwanathan – Biotechnology
Thaddeus Tiller – Business
Nichole Mehlhaff – Geography
Mrunal Natu – Biotechnology
Joshua George – Public Health
Innovation Ambassador Program
Former Students
Jonathan Picker – Biochemistry
Intellectual Property Externship
Former Students
Alec Turung – J.D. Program (2L)
Aaron Leiter – J.D. Program (2L)
Jack Hendershott – J.D. Program (2L)
Joshua Greene – J.D. Program (2L)
Spencer Keller – J.D. Program (3L)
Nijm “Ace” Ramsey – J.D. Program (3L)
Commercialization Internship
Former Students
Osama Qureshi – Biotechnology
Bharath Kumar – Biotechnology
Operations Experiences
Former Students
Regan Bennett – Business
Advisory Committee for Commercialization
The advisory committee for commercialization was assembled based on nominations solicited from the Deans of each college/component supported by Innovation Partners. The committee is comprised of one key faculty representative from each college and is charged with providing advice and input to Innovation Partners concerning policy or other issues that affect stakeholders; evaluating current needs of stakeholders and demands for new services in relation to commercialization of research and new ideas; and developing a consultative process and communication plan to assure stakeholders are informed of all educational and commercial opportunities offered by Innovation Partners. The current committee members are listed below.
