About Us
Meet Our Team
Some things can only happen in Austin. The proof is in the people.
Senior Leadership
Mark Arnold
Associate Vice President, Discovery to Impact
Andrew (Andy) Maas
Assistant Vice President for Technology Transfer
Lara Masson
Executive Assistant to AVP
Business Development
Kristin Falkenstein
Interim Assistant Director
Jacob Grohman
Senior Business Development Specialist, Life Science
Shanthi Murali
Business Development Specialist, Hardware & Software
Ashwin Ramanujam, PhD
Business Development Specialist, Physical Science
Intellectual Property Development
Chun Kuo
Director
Gazell Call
Senior Intellectual Property Specialist, Life Science
Cory Lago
Senior Intellectual Property Specialist & Proof of Concept Program Director
Michael Lu
Senior Intellectual Property Specialist, Hardware & Software
Robert Ellis
Intellectual Property Specialist, Physical Science
Warren Johnson
Intellectual Property Specialist, Copyrights
Sylvia Pena
Senior IP Administrator
Licensing
Daniel Hussey
Interim Director, Licensing
Kayla Kret
Senior Technology Licensing Specialist, Life Science
Agapito Sustaita
Senior Technology Licensing Specialist, Hardware & Software
Andrei Zorilescu
Senior Technology Licensing Specialist, Physical Science
Technology Licensing Specialist, Life Science
Jesse Gonzales
IP & Technology Transactions Coordinator
Roxanne Rodriguez
Licensing Operations Specialist
Collaborative Research
Rebecca Leamon
Associate Director for Collaborative Research
Jonathon Youssefnia
Assistant Director, Collaborative Research
Victoria Sage
Collaborative Research Contract Negotiator
Matt Salie
Collaborative Research Contract Negotiator
Lisa Minck
Collaborative Research Contract Administrator
Life Science Technology Development
Mike Yost
Director
Jessica Momb
Project Manager, Therapeutic Technology Commercial Development
Joe Skraba
Project Manager, Medical Device Technology Commercial Development
Jennifer Blossom
Program Manager, Innovation Wet Lab Manager
NSF I-Corps Hub SW
Aprille Busch
SW I-Corps Hub Director
Anna-Maria Escherich
SW I-Corps Hub Coordinator
Longhorn Ventures
Weston Waldo
Assistant Director, Longhorn Ventures
Ian Howard
New Venture Specialist
Austin Technology Incubator
Director
Gary Anderson
Director of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships
Jes Torben
Assistant Director, ATI Operations & Data Systems
Catherine Heimsoth
Coordinator
Inez Traylor
Senior Administrative Associate
Operations and Counsel
Cynthia Brown
Assistant Director, Finance
Kristin Powledge Gaddy
Senior Financial Manager
Rachel Ginsberg
Senior Financial Analyst
Serena Goodspeed
Administrative Services Officer I
Parth Lahane
Database Specialist
Steven Kang
Database Specialist
David Palmer
Program Director – Intellectual Property and Technology Transactions
Nicole Jones
Communications Manager
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