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Isaac Kohlberg

Isaac T. Kohlberg

Senior Associate Provost and Chief Technology Development Officer

Isaac is responsible for the strategic management and commercial development of all technologies and intellectual property (IP) arising from Harvard University’s research enterprise. This includes industry liaison and outreach, IP management, business development, technology commercialization, and the formation of startup companies and new ventures around Harvard technology platforms. In tandem, he is also responsible for generating, structuring, and negotiating research alliances and collaborations with industry and generating industry-sponsored research funding for Harvard faculty.

Prior to joining Harvard in 2005, Isaac was the CEO of Tel Aviv University’s Economic Corporation and head of Ramot, its technology transfer organization. Before that, from 1989 to 2000, he was Vice Provost at New York University (NYU), Vice President for Industrial Liaison at NYU (NYU’s technology transfer program) and headed the Office of Science and Technology Administration at NYU School of Medicine. From 1982 to 1989, he was the CEO of YEDA, the commercial arm of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.

Sarah James

Sarah James

Executive Assistant to Isaac T. Kohlberg

Email | (617) 384-7441

Members of the Business Development team are the primary point of contact for both Harvard researchers and our external partners. The directors of business development foster connections with industry collaborators, create comprehensive plans to advance technologies in labs throughout the University toward licensing and commercialization, and catalyze the launch of new startups.

LIFE SCIENCES

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Eitan M. Akirav, PhD

Director of Business Development

Email | (617) 495-0763

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Sonalee Barthakur

Business Development Manager

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Irit Ben-Chelouche

Irit Ben-Chelouche

Director of Business Development, Harvard Medical School

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Vivian Berlin

Vivian Berlin, PhD

Executive Director, HMS

Email | (617) 496-0474

Yelena Bisharyan

Yelena Bisharyan, PhD

Director of Business Development

Email | (617) 496-0473

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Moran Cabili

Associate Director of Business Development

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Charles H. Li

Business Development Associate

Email | (617) 496-1144

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Paul Resnick, MD

Director Technology Commercialization - Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

Email | (617) 432-2106

Grant Zimmermann

Grant R. Zimmermann, PhD

Managing Director of Business Development, Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator

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PHYSICAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

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Alan Gordon

Director of Business Development, Physical Sciences

Email | (617) 384-5000

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Sam T. Liss

Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships

Email | (617) 495-4371

Chris Petty

Christopher Petty, PhD

Director of Business Development, Physical Sciences

Email | (617) 384-5264

Sharon Fletcher

Sharon Fletcher

Strategic Partnership Associate

Email | (617) 495-3068

The Corporate Alliances team manages the strategic research alliances between Harvard and corporate partners that are engaging in multi-year support of projects across the University.

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Carly T. Cederquist, PhD

Alliance Director

Email | (617) 495-0930

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Karen De Ceunynck, PhD

Associate Director, Alliance Management

Email | (617) 495-9981

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Jonathan Kwan, MS

Alliance Manager

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Our two accelerators help bridge the “development gap” by supporting and guiding early-stage technologies with great commercial potential toward key milestones in development and validation.

BLAVATNIK BIOMEDICAL ACCELERATOR

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Curtis Keith, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer, Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator

Email | (617) 496-0478

Grant Zimmermann

Grant R. Zimmermann, PhD

Managing Director of Business Development, Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator

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Anu Natarajan, PhD, MBA

Director of Project Advancement, Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator

Email | (617) 495-4232

HARVARD GRID ACCELERATOR

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Alan Gordon

Director of Business Development, Physical Sciences

Email | (617) 384-5000

The Intellectual Property (IP) team of attorneys and legal administrators manages the University’s IP portfolio (e.g., patents), from first filing through to commercialization and beyond. Working closely with Harvard inventors, collaborating institutions, licensees, and OTD’s Business Development team, they ensure good strategic alignment with overall business development plans.

IP MANAGEMENT

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Karen Sinclair, JD

Director of Intellectual Property

Email | (617) 495-4682

Denlyn Atherton

Denlyn Atherton

IP Portfolio Specialist, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

Email | (617) 432-8286

Jay Culverwell

James (Jay) Culverwell, JD

Senior Associate Director of Intellectual Property, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

Email | (617) 432-8258

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Lucy Gedrites

Patent Compliance Administrator

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Devan Kane

Devan Kane

Patent Administrator

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Siobhan Murphy

Siobhan Murphy

Senior Patent Administrator

Email | (617) 496-2516

Peter Sollins

Peter Sollins, PhD, JD

Senior Associate Director of Intellectual Property

Email | (617) 496-5965

Vanisree Velamoor

Vani Velamoor, PhD

Associate Director of Intellectual Property, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

Email | (617) 432-8262

Jack Welsh

Jack Welsh

Manager of Patent Administration

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IP POLICY

Maryanne Fenerjian

Maryanne Fenerjian, PhD, JD

Director of Technology Transfer Policy

Email | (617) 495-3067

This group of OTD staff provides strategic leadership to guide major initiatives, supports collaboration among closely affiliated institutions, develops new strategic partnerships, and ensures that we provide the highest quality service to all Harvard innovators, to external partners, and to society as a whole.

Maryanne Fenerjian

Maryanne Fenerjian, PhD, JD

Director of Technology Transfer Policy

Email | (617) 495-3067

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Sam T. Liss

Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships

Email | (617) 495-4371

The Transactions team structures, drafts, and administers OTD’s legal agreements, including those pertaining to technology licenses, industry-sponsored research, corporate alliances, equity, material transfers, and confidentiality. Members of this team streamline negotiations, advise on contractual and policy questions, and ensure compliance with executed agreements.

Jordan Grant

Jordan Grant, JD

Director of Technology Transactions

Email | (617) 495-4730

Rich Alcock

Rich Alcock, JD

Senior Associate Director of Technology Transactions - MTAs

Email | (617) 495-4375

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Natasha N. Aljalian, MBe, JD, LLM

Senior Associate Director, License Oversight & Enforcement

Email | (617) 495-3067

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Tazana Brown

Agreement Administrator Coordinator

Email | (617) 495-3067

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David A. Hackett, JD, MBA

Associate Director, Technology Transactions - Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

Email | (617) 432-2141

Rachel Hogan

Rachel Hogan

Senior MTA Coordinator

Email | (617) 432-3845

Kat Holliday

Katherine "Kat" Holliday, JD

Senior Associate Director of Technology Transactions

Email | (617) 432-8945

Becky Jenkinson

Becky Jenkinson

Agreement Administrator Manager

Email | (617) 384-6694

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Kimberley Danzi Overs, JD, LLM

Senior Associate Director of Technology Transactions - Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

Email | (617) 495-6621

Stephanie Pearl

Stephanie M. Pearl, LLB

Senior Associate Director of Technology Transactions

Email | (617) 496-0290

Melissa Smith

Melissa Smith

Senior MTA Coordinator

Email | (617) 495-7533

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Dorothy Tsang

MTA Coordinator

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Cassy Whooley

Agreements Administrator Coordinator

Email | 617-495-3067

Members of OTD’s administrative staff manage overall operations, human resources, logistics, and reporting/analysis. The Finance team oversees OTD’s fiscal resources and manages accounts payable and receivable, including the disbursement of royalties and other licensing revenue to Harvard inventors.

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Pierce Durkin, ALM

Senior Operations Coordinator

Email | 617-495-3067

Sarah James

Sarah James

Executive Assistant to Isaac T. Kohlberg

Email | (617) 384-7441

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Nolan O'Hara

Operations Coordinator, HMS

Email | (617) 432-0920

FINANCIAL OPERATIONS

Marie Letellier

Marie Letellier

Director of Finance and Operations

Email | (617) 496-7209

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Brian Collins

Financial Associate

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Mary DePriest

Mary DePriest

Financial Associate

Email | (617) 496-0477

John McDonnell

John McDonnell

Operations Manager

Email | (617) 496-3830

Ezlima Sinani

Ezlima Sinani

Associate Director of Budgets and Finance

Email | (617) 496-3829

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Ilda Jankulla

Finance Administrator, Licensing

Email | (617) 496-0443

Leota Smith

Leota Smith

Financial Associate II

Email | (617) 496-0475

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Madeline Jew

Financial Associate

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Communications is the point of contact for news/media, publicity, events, outreach, and OTD’s digital platforms.

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Kirsten Mabry

Director of Communications

Email | (617) 495-4157