Kerry Kimes
VP of Business Development, Rambus Inc. Kerry Kimes is Vice President of Business Development at Rambus Inc. Since joining Rambus in 2013, Kerry has lead dozens of licensing deals with many of the largest semiconductor companies, sustaining a licensing program with hundreds of millions of dollars in annual billings. He is also involved in managing […]
Eric Gottschling
Global Director – Licensing Commercialization, BorgWarner Inc. Education: B.S. Materials Science & Engineering: The University of Michigan M.A. Technology Management: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Certifications: Certified Licensing Professional: 2020 – Current US Patent Agent: 2016 – Current Eric has more than 30 years of experience in the automotive industry, having been employed by General Motors, Delphi […]
Joseph Yang
Partner, Tech & IP Transactions, PatentEsque Law Group, LLP Joseph Yang is a partner at PatentEsque Law Group, LLP in Silicon Valley, with 30 years’ experience in technology/patent transactions and strategic partnerships. In the technology transactions area, Joe has led hundreds of deals worth billions of dollars, for IT, electronics, entertainment, consumer goods, healthcare, robotics, […]
Gillian M. Fenton
Executive Director, LST Strategies LLC (LinkedIn) Gillian M. Fenton, Esq., CLP has been a member of the Licensing Executives Society (LES, USA & Canada) since 1992, and served as the society President in 2020-2021. Gillian’s contributions to LES and to the field of licensing were recognized with the society’s Frank Barnes Award in October 2022 […]
Karthika Perumal
Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP (LinkedIn) Karthika Perumal is a Technology Transactions Partner with Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP. Karthika’s practice involves all aspects of technology law with an emphasis on the protection, acquisition, and monetization of intellectual property. She advises clients on patent and transactional matters in the energy and healthcare sectors across […]
Louise Levien
Executive Director, Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc. (LinkedIn) Louise Levien has a PhD in Geochemistry and worked for 35+ years for ExxonMobil Upstream Research before retiring. She spent the first third of her career as a research scientist, the middle third as a supervisor and in various planning roles and the final third […]
Sam Wiley
VP of Thought Leadership and Partnerships, LOT Network (LinkedIn) Sam Wiley joined LOT Network in 2023 to lead LOT’s thought leadership and partnerships initiatives. In his IP career, he has examined patents with the USPTO, testified in Federal court on the value of IP, and advised clients ranging from Fortune 100 multinational companies to boutique […]
Efrat Kasznik
President, Foresight Valuation Group (LinkedIn) Efrat Kasznik is President of Foresight Valuation Group and a Lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Ms. Kasznik is a Silicon-Valley based IP valuation and strategy expert with over 25 years of consulting experience, focused on assisting IP holders, ranging in size from Fortune 100 companies to start-ups, […]
Paul A. Stewart
CLP, Managing Director, PASCO Ventures LLC (LinkedIn) Paul A. Stewart is a Past President & Chair of the Board of Governors of the Certified Licensing Professionals organization, and is listed in the 2023 edition of Intellectual Asset Management magazine’s “IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists.” Following a 25-year career at Eli Lilly and […]
Mihaela D. Bojin
PhD, CLP, Senior Associate Director, University of Iowa Research Foundation (LinkedIn) Mihaela Bojin is a Senior Associate Director at the University of Iowa Research Foundation (UIRF). She has extensive expertise in intellectual capital management (licensing, business and intellectual property assessment, partnerships) in a variety of areas, such as pharmaceuticals, drug delivery, medical devices, and software. […]
