Leadership & Teams

Core Team

  • Irem Tumer, Vice President for Research (Lead)
  • RJ Valentino, The NAPA group (Facilitator)
  • Belinda Batten, Senior Advisor to the Provost
  • Heather Brust, Senior Executive Director of University Industry Partnerships, OSU Foundation
  • Douglas Keszler, Emeritus Distinguished Professor, College of Science
  • Brian Wall, Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Economic Impact, Research Office

Steering Committee

  • Heather Brust, Senior Executive Director of University Industry Partnerships, OSU Foundation (Lead)
  • RJ Valentino, The NAPA group (Facilitator)
  • Paul Benning, Senior Fellow, Hewlett Packard
  • Bob Cowen, Director of Hatfield Marine Science Center
  • Shawn Donkin, Associate Dean for Research, College of Agricultural Sciences
  • Brandi Furman, Executive Director of the OSU Career Development Center
  • Emily Ho, Director of the Linus Pauling Institute
  • Kelly Keiser, Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, Samaritan Health Services
  • Keith Leavitt, Associate Dean for Research, College of Business
  • Ivory Lyles, Vice Provost, Division of Extension and Engagement / Director of OSU Extension Service
  • Rod Ray, former CEO of Bend Research
  • Gaurav Sahay, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
  • Kate Sinner, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Manager, Business Oregon
  • Kelly Sparks, Associate Vice President, Finance and Strategic Planning, OSU Cascades
  • Lisa Templeton, Associate Provost for Extended Campus
  • Dave Underriner, Executive Vice President of Oahu Operations, Chief Executive Officer of Kapiolani
  • Medical Center for Women & Children, Pali Momi Medical Center and Straub Medical Center
  • Tom Weller Professor and Head, Michael and Judith Gaulke Chair in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering