Our Team

Senior Management Team

Lauren Foster

Associate Director of Licensing

lcfoster@mit.edu

Associate: Chris Vallace, Neilia Gracias, Erin Mihealsick

Assistant: Deba Dutta

Managing Technologies In

Biomaterials & Bioelectronics, Biotechnology, Diagnostics, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery and Research Tools, Therapeutics

Jonathan Hromi

Associate Director of Intellectual Property

jhromi@mit.edu

Assistant: Maria Byerly

Lesley Millar-Nicholson

Executive Director

lesleymn@mit.edu

Assistant: Maria Byerly

Sanjay Ray

Assistant Director of Finance

sanjay10@mit.edu

Assistant: Maria Byerly

Nichole Straub

Assistant Director of Operations

nstraub1@mit.edu

Assistant: Maria Byerly

Deirdre Zammit

Associate Director of Licensing

zammit@mit.edu

Associate: Michael Lu-Diaz

Assistant: Ashley Dessources

Managing Technologies In

Chemicals & Materials, Communication Systems, Electronics & Photonics, Energy & Distribution, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering & Automation, Sensing & Imaging, Sensors

Licensing & Business Development

Nestor Franco

Senior Licensing & Business Development Officer

nefranco@mit.edu

Associate: Allyson Maclnnis

Managing Technologies In

Chemicals & Materials, Computer Science, Electronics & Photonics, Energy & Distribution

Neilia Gracias

Senior Licensing & Business Development Associate

ngracias@mit.edu

Kevin Hogan

Senior Licensing & Business Development Officer

kevhogan@mit.edu

Associate: Allyson Maclnnis, Cam Judkins

Managing Technologies In

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), Communication Systems, Computer Science

Cam Judkins

Licensing & Business Development Associate

cjudkins@mit.edu

Lorraine Laham

Senior Licensing & Business Development Officer

llaham@mit.edu

Managing Technologies In

Biomaterials & Bioelectronics, Biotechnology, Drug Delivery, Therapeutics

Lynn Liu

Associate Licensing & Business Development Officer

lliu20@mit.edu

Michael Lu-Diaz

Licensing & Business Development Associate

mludiaz@mit.edu

Allyson Maclnnis

Senior Licensing & Business Development Associate

amacinni@mit.edu

Ojas Mehta

Senior Licensing & Business Development Officer

opmehta@mit.edu

Associate: Chris Vallace

Jamal Merritt

Licensing & Business Development Associate

merritjj@mit.edu

Erin Mihealsick

Licensing & Business Development Associate

emiheal@mit.edu

Ragan Robertson

Senior Licensing & Business Development Officer

raganr@mit.edu

Cordellia Sita

Senior Licensing & Business Development Officer

csita@mit.edu

Associate: Jamal Merritt

Managing Technologies In

Chemicals & Materials, Electronics & Photonics, Energy & Distribution, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering & Automation

Chris Vallace

Senior Licensing & Business Development Associate

cvallace@mit.edu

Financial Operations

Emma Brightbill

Financial Assistant

emmab364@mit.edu

Kevin Dardik

Agreement Administrator

dardik@mit.edu

Gloria Garrison

IP Billing Coordinator

gloriag@mit.edu

Nick Northrup

Royalty Distribution & Equity Coordinator

northrup@mit.edu

Robert Pastore

Financial Assistant

rpasto01@mit.edu

Alex Vassilakis

Financial Coordinator

avassila@mit.edu

Patent Administration

Abram Barrett

Intellectual Property Projects and Administration Manager

abebbarr@mit.edu

Caroline Basque

IPIA-JIA & Trademark Manager

cbasque@mit.edu

Laura Lapsley

Senior Intellectual Property Paralegal

llapsley@mit.edu

Alan Leung

Intellectual Property Portfolio Manager

kaleung@mit.edu

Rachel McKay

IPIA & Trademark Assistant

mckayr@mit.edu

Susan Oujli

Senior Intellectual Property Paralegal

oujli@mit.edu

Elizabeth Roesel

Intellectual Property Assistant

earoesel@mit.edu

Leo Takaoka

Intellectual Property Portfolio Manager

ltakaoka@mit.edu

IP Transactions

Kevin McGough

Intellectual Property Transactions Officer

kmcgough@mit.edu

Office Operations & IT

Carmen Atkins

Senior Operations Associate

carmenat@mit.edu

Ruth Exilus

Compliance Associate

rexilus@mit.edu

Allie Fruci

Senior Compliance Associate

amargeri@mit.edu

Marieta Hurtado

HR Administrator

marietah@mit.edu

Jeff Lura

Senior Analyst Programmer

jlura@mit.edu

Brendan Mahoney

Compliance Manager

bjmahon@mit.edu

Paul Morrison

IT Manager

pmorri@mit.edu

Communications & Marketing

Robyn Bunch

Communications & Marketing Manager

rbunch@mit.edu

Laura Skinger

Senior Marketing Program Associate

lskinger@mit.edu

Administrative Assistants

Maria Byerly

Administrative Assistant, Senior Management Team

byerly@mit.edu

Ashley Dessources

Administrative Assistant, Physical Sciences & Software Agreements

ashleybd@mit.edu

Deba Dutta

Administrative Assistant, Life Sciences

d_dutta@mit.edu

Interns

Ayaka Fujita

Marketing Intern

Maddie Gulko

Trademark Intern

Maria Hromcenco

Marketing Intern

Dylan Quirk

IT Operations & Market Research Intern

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