development Experts

Rachel O'Neill, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology and Institute for Systems GenomicsUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. O'Neill's research projects use molecular genetic approaches to study centromere function and evolution

Barry Himmel

Senior Vice PresidentSignature Worldwide

"We can fix it" is a common saying for Signature Worldwide's SVP, who helps cure customer service and sales ills in many industries

Russ Roberts

Innovation Leadership Council, Innovation Policy and SR&EDCanadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATAAlliance)

29 years of experience with Canada’s SR&ED Tax Incentive Program, from the perspective of both the public and private sectors

Vera Gorbunova

Doris Johns Cherry Professor Professor of Biology and Co-Director of the Rochester Aging Research CenterUniversity of Rochester

Gorbunova's innovative research on DNA repair, cancer resistance, longevity, and the aging process has been internationally recognized

Pascal Van Hentenryck

Professor, Russel Chandler III Chair, industrial and systems engineeringGeorgia Tech - COE

Pascal Van Hentenryck is an expert in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Operations Research.

Sudip Bhattacharjee, Ph.D.

Professor, University of Connecticut; Senior Research Fellow, US Census BureauUniversity of Connecticut

Extensive research consulting experience with Fortune 100 and US govt on “Big Data” driven decision making in IT and operations.

Zining Li, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Accounting, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Channa R. De Silva

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Channa De Silva teaches chemistry and carries out research in the areas of nanotechnology, biotechnology, and computational chemistry.

Linda Leon, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Academic Co-Director, MSBA

Joel Paul

Albert Abramson '54 Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: paulj@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4638 / Office 312-200