TUII Team Member
Casey Candebat
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS
Biography
Casey’s role at Tulane is Executive Director of Industry Partnerships. He and his team are responsible for accelerating the translation of Tulane research into market impact by building strategic corporate relationships that lead to sponsored research, licensing agreements, and innovation partnerships. His efforts will ensure that faculty discoveries generate economic value and societal benefits through meaningful corporate partnerships.
He previously served as Director of Operations and Data Management within the Office of Intellectual Property Management, where he helped launch initiatives like Go Green, a streamlined licensing system designed to accelerate faculty commercialization efforts. He holds a Master of Science and a Master of Music from Northwestern University, and is currently pursuing an MBA at Tulane’s Freeman School of Business. Before transitioning into data compliance, higher education administration, and technology transfer, Candebat performed internationally as a professional opera singer.
