Dr. Walter Copan was the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director from 2017-2020. As NIST Director, Dr. Copan he provided high-level oversight and direction for NIST. He has had a distinguished and diverse career as […]
Dr. Courtney Silverthorn is the Acting Director of the Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). With over a decade of experience in Federal technology transfer, she is currently responsible for providing leadership for […]
Jennifer Shieh advances technology commercialization through the Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs, building partnerships and coordinating policy across the 11 participating federal agencies. Previously, she managed the Small Business Program for the National Heart, Lung, and […]
David McFeeters-Krone is an experienced commercialization and business development executive with over 25 years-experience at MIT, NASA-RTTC, Intel, and his own firm. Most recently, he is the program manager for a Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP) grant to engage small manufacturers and research […]
John Dement is detailed to the Office of Secretary of Defense, Research & Engineering, Laboratories, & Personnel Office leading DoD Technology Transfer. He has served on the Executive Board of the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) for a […]
Paul Zielinski is director of the NIST Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) and former chair of the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer, and he coordinates the Interagency Work Group on Technology Transfer. Prior to joining NIST, Paul worked at the […]
Richard R. (Dick) Paul is an independent consultant with 40 years of R&D-related management experience. He retired from the USAF in 2000 in the rank of Major General after serving 33 years, and from The Boeing Company in 2007 as […]
Dr. Whitney Hastings is an Intellectual Property and Partnerships Manager at the FDA. Dr. Hastings has over 10 years of technology transfer experience, leading numerous technology transfer initiatives and managing diverse portfolios that include therapeutics, medical devices, cosmetics, software, and […]