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Our Team
Senior Management Team
Lesley Millar-Nicholson
Executive Director, TLO, OSATT
617-253-1039
Leads the TLO staff who manage the intellectual assets and tech transfer process for MIT’s inventions.
Lauren Foster
Associate Director, Licensing
617-253-1036
Manages Life Sciences Technology Licensing Team
Director of IP and Strategic Alliances at Koch Institute
Protein Engineering, RNAI, Research Tools, Medicine, Medical Devices, Cell Biology, Biotechnology, Diagnostics
Jodie Richardson
Associate Director, Operations
617-258-8329
Manages Office Operations & Information Technology Team
Sanjay Ray
Interim Financial Manager
617-253-1020
Manages Financial Operations Team
Deirdre Zammit
Associate Director, Licensing
617-253-5803
Manages the Physical Sciences, Software, & Copyright Licensing Team
Aerospace, Communications, Devices, Electronics, Energy Technology, Instruments, Lincoln Laboratory, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Devices, Physical Sciences, Robotics, Semiconductors, Sensors
Jonathan Hromi
Associate Director, Intellectual Property
617-258-6729
Manages Patent Administration Team
Life Sciences Technology Licensing Officers
Ben Rockney
Technology Licensing Officer
617-258-7159
Medical Devices, Cell Biology, Analytical Instrumentation, Digital Imaging, Photonics, Diagnostics, Biomaterials, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Christina Hedberg
Technology Licensing Officer
617-258-8327
Biological Science, Biologics, Biomaterials, BioPharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Economics, Drug Delivery, Synthetic Biology, Therapeutics, Tissue Engineering, Vaccines
Jim Roberts
Technology Licensing Officer
617-258-6608
Biologics, BioPharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Diagnostics, Digital Imaging, Drug Delivery, Immunotherapy, Lincoln Laboratory, Media Laboratory, Mouse Models, Optics, Protein Engineering, Research Tools, RNAI, Sensors, SMART, Therapeutics, Vaccines
Lorraine Laham
Technology Licensing Officer
617-258-7603
Biologics, Biomaterials, BioPharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Drug Delivery, Medical Devices, Therapeutics, Tissue Engineering
Physical Sciences, Software, & Copyright Technology Licensing Officers
Nestor Franco
Technology Licensing Officer
617-258-8645
Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials, Nanotechnology, Batteries, Cleantech, Lincoln Laboratory
Kennedy Nyairo
Technology Licensing Officer
617-258-8938
Material Engineering, Photonics, Sensors, Optical Networking, Optical Components, Nanotechnology, Lincoln Laboratory
Cordellia Sita
Technology Licensing Officer
617-258-7606
Chemistry, Materials, Cleantech, Mechanical Systems
Kevin Hogan
Technology Licensing Officer
617-258-7605
Software, Communications, Algorithms, Cybersecurity, Information and Data Technology
Technology Licensing Associates
Neilia Gracias
Technology Licensing Associate
617-258-7148
Assists Lorraine with licensing.
Claire Wright
Technology Licensing Associate
617-253-3736
Assists Cordellia and Linda with licensing.
Chris Vallace
Technology Licensing Associate
617-258-0405
Assists Christina with licensing.
Kate Beriont
Sr. Technology Licensing Associate
617-258-9301
Assists Ben and Lauren with licensing.
Lynn Liu
Sr. Technology Licensing Associate
617-258-8699
Assists Kevin with software licensing.
Amelia McGowan
Sr. Technology Licensing Associate
617-258-7146
Assists Deirdre and Nestor with licensing.
Aidan Fowler
Sr. Technology Licensing Associate
617-253-9251
Assists Kevin with licensing.
Financial Operations
Gloria Garrison
IP Billing Coordinator
617-253-9884
Manages accounts payables for law firms and joint owners
Nick Northrup
Interim Royalty Distribution & Equity Coordinator
617-253-3052
Manages royalty revenue distribution and equity
Andrew Donaghey
Accounts Receivable Specialist
617-253-9888
Manages recievables, drafts invoices, and collects royalty reports.
Rachel McKay
Finance & IP Assistant
617-258-7114
Assists the finance team and patent team in day-to-day tasks.
Patent Administration
Abram Barrett
Intellectual Property Special Projects Manager
617-253-9883
Manages patent database integrity and other special projects.
Erin Murphy
Sr. Administrative Assistant, Trademark/Patent Administration
617-258-8542
Manages MIT's trademark licensing program.
Susan Oujli
Senior Intellectual Property Paralegal
617-253-3872
Assists the Physical Sciences licensing team and works directly with law firms.
Laura Lapsley
Senior Intellectual Property Paralegal
617-252-1872
Assists the Life Sciences licensing team and works directly with law firms.
Caroline Basque
IPIA and IP Agreement Administrator
617-258-7607
Manages NDA's, joint invention agreements (JIAs), and the IPIA processes.
Amanda Hall
Intellectual Property Assistant
617-253-1037
Assists the patent group with document processing, reporting, and prior art searches.
Communications
Robyn Bunch
Communications & Marketing Manager
617-324-2386
Oversees all TLO communications, outreach, and marketing programs. Manages TLO Marketing Interns.
Hara Gkarramone
Marketing Program Associate
617-253-3756
Manages daily marketing and communication efforts for the TLO. Coordinates social media updates and content.
Office Operations & Information Technology
Office Operations & Information Technology
Jeff Lura
Senior Analyst Programmer
617-253-1038
Manages and troubleshoots TLO's business applications as well as database management, data analytics and tableau development.
Office Operations & Information Technology
Molly Keane
Operations Associate
617-253-6966
Oversees the TLO’s background IP review process and assists with facilities and operational support.
Office Operations & Information Technology
Brendan Mahoney
Compliance Manager
617-253-1046
Manages TLO’s funding compliance processes, data and ongoing activities to meet sponsor related obligations.
Office Operations & Information Technology
Ruth Exilus
Compliance Assistant
Facilitates federal funding compliance activities and iEdison reporting.
Office Operations & Information Technology
Allie Margerison
Compliance Coordinator
617-253-9882
Facilitates funding compliance efforts for federal and non-federal sponsor obligations.
Office Operations & Information Technology
Paul Morrison
IT Manager
617-258-9408
Manages the IT needs of the TLO and OSATT-Core.
Office Operations & Information Technology
Marieta Hurtado
HR Administrator
617-258-8577
Oversees recruiting, onboarding, employee relations and ensures we are following MIT HR policies & practices.
Office Operations & Information Technology
Carmen Atkins
Senior Operations Associate
617-258-6649
Manages new disclosures, thesis holds, archiving and special projects.
Administrative Assistants
Ashley Dessources
Administrative Assistant
617-258-6859
Assists Deirdre, Kennedy, Linda, Myron, and Nestor
TLO Interns
