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TULANE INNOVATION INSTITUTE TEAM
The Startup Guide aims to provide a roadmap for innovating and starting a technology company. Start early with a decision on research and IP strategy and consider the exit. To begin your journey, please contact our team at innovation@tulane.edu.
Partner with us to bring your innovations to market!
Kimberly Gramm, MBA, PhD
David & Marion Mussafer Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer kgramm@tulane.edu
Visit the Tulane Innovation Institute website for our portfolio of programs to support your journey, innovation.tulane.edu/programs.
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Amie Cannon
Operations Manager &
EA to Kimberly Gramm
Jeanne Exnicios
Director of Marketing &
Communications
Clay Christian, PhD
Executive Director of
Commercialization
Sharon Goldsmith, MBA
Executive Director, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Programs, sgoldsmith@tulane.edu
Matt Koenig, JD, CLP
Executive Director
Office of Intellectual Property Management
PROGRAM MANAGERS
Jalin Carter, Program Manager II, Community; jcarte11@tulane.edu
Jillian L. Delos Reyes, Program Director, Commercialization; jdelosreyes@tulane.edu
Jay England, Program Manager II, I&E; jengland@tulane.edu
Marco Melero, Tulane Ventures Fund Analyst; mmelero@tulane.edu
ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE
Matthew Hales, Entrepreneur in Residence; mhales@tulane.edu
OFFICE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Casey Candebat, MS, MM, Director of Operations and Data Management; ccandebat@tulane.edu
Samuel Jativa, JD, IP Licensing & Portfolio Management Officer; sjativa@tulane.edu
John Scott, PhD, Associate Director, Office of Intellectual Property Management; jscott37@tulane.edu
Demond Smith, JD, IP Contract Officer; dsmith11@tulane.edu
Nic Van Daalen, Intellectual Property Coordinator; nvandaalen@tulane.edu
POSTDOCTORAL INNOVATION FELLOWS
Rani Brooks PhD, rbrooks4@tulane.edu
Maryl Ponds PhD, mwrigh@tulane.edu
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