Our Team

Sam leads the OTD team in its mission to bring Harvard innovations out of the lab towards real-world impact, and to engage with industry partners to advance Harvard research. He oversees the strategic management of the portfolio of IP arising from Harvard’s research enterprise and leads Harvard’s efforts to commercialize technologies for the public good. This includes IP management, business development, industry engagement, commercialization strategy, and the formation of startup companies and new ventures advancing Harvard innovations. In tandem, he leads a team responsible for structuring and negotiating research alliances and collaborations with industry and for securing industry-sponsored research funding for Harvard faculty.

Prior to Harvard, Sam served in a variety of business development roles at venture capital-backed startups and was vice president of Corporate Marketing at Dialogic Corporation, which was later acquired by Intel. He was also a management consultant at Booz, Allen & Hamilton, advising clients in the software, semiconductor, and electronics sectors. Sam holds an MBA from Columbia University and a BS in electrical engineering from Syracuse University.