Our Team

TLO Senior Management Team

Lesley Millar-Nicholson

Director, TLO

Director, Catalysts, OSATT

lesleymn@mit.edu

Lauren Foster

Associate Director

lcfoster@mit.edu

Manages Life Sciences Technology Licensing Team

Director of IP and Strategic Alliances at Koch Institute

Medicine, Cell Biology, Biotechnology, Diagnostics

Jim Freedman

Associate Director

Manages the Physical Sciences, Software, & Copyright Licensing Team

Consumer Products, Chemicals, Instruments

Marlene Mack

Assistant Director, Operations

Manages Office Operations Team

Zineta Borogovac

Assistant Director, Finance

zborogo@mit.edu

Manages Financial Operations Team

Jonathan Hromi

Assistant Director, Intellectual Property

Manages Patent Administration Team

Life Sciences Technology Licensing Officers

Ben Rockney

Technology Licensing Officer

brockney@mit.edu

Medical Devices, Cell Biology, Analytical Instrumentation, Digital Imaging, Photonics

Christina Hedberg

Technology Licensing Officer

chedberg@mit.edu

Biotechnology, Therapeutics, Biomaterials, Biological Science, Tissue Engineering, Diagnostics

Don Corcoran

Technology Licensing Officer

donaldc@mit.edu

Therapeutics, Biotechnology, Biological Sciences, Biomaterials

Jim Roberts

Technology Licensing Officer

Diagnostics, Imaging, Biologics, Optics, Radiation, Nutraceuticals

Lorraine Laham

Technology Licensing Officer

Physical Sciences, Software, & Copyright Technology Licensing Officers

Daniel Dardani

Technology Licensing Officer

ddardani@mit.edu

Coordinator of Singapore-MIT GAMBIT, Software, Computer Sciences, Copyrighted Software, Algorithms, Cybersecurity, Machine Learning and Vision, Gaming Technology

Deirdre Zammit

Technology Licensing Officer

Semiconductor Materials, Devices, Electronics

Myron Kassaraba

Technology Licensing Officer

Software, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Imaging and Computer Vision, Communications

Linda Chao

Technology Licensing Officer

Physical Sciences, Communications, Materials, Nanotechnology, Electronics, Semiconductors

Nestor Franco

Technology Licensing Officer

nefranco@mit.edu

Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials, Nanotechnology

Jeffrey Mintzes

Technology Licensing Officer

jmintzes@mit.edu

Software, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Algorithms, Cybersecurity, Imaging, Copyright, and Data

Associate Licensing Officers

Andrew Moomey

Associate Licensing Officer

amoomey@mit.edu

Assists Lauren, Christina, and Don with Licensing

Charles Miller

Associate Officer

Manages Incoming Material Transfer Agreements

Technology Licensing Associates

Emalee Couture

Senior Technology Licensing Associate

ecouture@mit.edu

Assists Kevin and Nestor with licensing.

Kate Beriont

Technology Licensing Associate

kberiont@mit.edu

Assists Ben and Lauren with licensing.

Tyler Guitroz

Technology Licensing Associate

tguitroz@mit.edu

Assists Jim Roberts and Don with licensing.

Caitlyn Ward

Technology Licensing Associate

Assists Deirdre and Linda with licensing.

Meredith Noble

Technology Licensing Associate

Assists Christina and Lauren with licensing.

Lynn Liu

Technology Licensing Associate

Assists Dan and Myron with software licensing.

Alexis D'Alessandro

Technology Licensing Associate

adaless@mit.edu

Assists Linda and Deirdre with licensing.

Amelia McGowan

Technology Licensing Associate

mcgowana@mit.edu

Assists Jim Freedman with licensing.

Josh Rand

Technology Licensing Associate

joshrand@mit.edu

Assists Ben with licensing.

Aidan Fowler

Technology Licensing Associate

apfowler@mit.edu

Assists Myron and Dan with licensing.

Financial Operations

Sanjay Ray

Royalty Distribution and Equity Coordinator

sanjay10@mit.edu

Royalty revenue distribution; Equity

Gloria Garrison

Financial Assistant

gloriag@mit.edu

Accounts Payable; Legal Bills

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Nick Northrup

Financial Coordinator

northrup@mit.edu

Collection Specialist

Andrew Donaghey

Broad Financial Assistant

adonagh@mit.edu

Emily Brown

Finance/Intellectual Property Administrative Assistant

Patent Administration

Allison Madden

IPIA Assistant

madde22a@mit.edu

Provides IPIA Administration Assistance

Susan Oujli

Senior Intellectual Property Paralegal

Assists the Physical Sciences licensing team

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Joseph Lee

Intellectual Property Assistant

josephle@mit.edu

Laura Lapsley

Senior Intellectual Property Paralegal

llapsley@mit.edu

Assists the Life Sciences licensing team

MIT Use of Name & Trademark

Peter Bebergal

Technology Licensing Officer

bebergal@mit.edu

Use of Names, Trademark

Cory Tasley

Sr. Trademark & Use of Name Administrative Assistant

ctasley@mit.edu

Assists Peter with Trademark licensing and Use of Name

Communications

Karen Baird

Communications Officer

kshaner@mit.edu

Oversees all TLO communications, outreach, and marketing programs. Manages TLO Marketing Interns.

Office Operations

Cathy Jin Photo

Office Operations

Cathy Jin

Sr. Human Resources/Archiving Administrative Assistant

cathyjin@mit.edu

Office Operations

Tenzom Shongnak

Compliance Administrator

tenzoms@mit.edu

Office Operations

Luna Latif

Sr. Federal Compliance Assistant

Office Operations

Helene Rivera

Federal Compliance Assistant

helener@mit.edu

Office Operations

Alexandra Ramos

Office Operations Administrative Assistant

ayramos@mit.edu

Administrative Assistants

Andrea Barry

Executive Assistant

Assists Lesley, Lauren, Jim Freedman, and MTAs

Chanel Palmer Photo

Chanel Palmer

Administrative Assistant

Assists Dan, Deirdre, Kevin, Linda, and Myron

Stephanie Starbard

Administrative Assistant

starbard@mit.edu

Assists Ben, Christina, and Don

Information Technology

Thomas Brand

Systems Administrator

Jeff Lura

Senior Analyst Programmer

Database Management, Data Analytics, Tableau Development

TLO Interns

Christopher Head

Marketing Intern