Board of Directors

The Patent Foundation's board of directors is composed of men and women from a variety of industries, academia and the medical profession. Among this diverse group are experienced entrepreneurs, retired senior executives, medical professionals, U.Va. faculty and venture capital experts. Meeting quarterly, the board of directors oversees the overall operation of the U.Va. Patent Foundation, performs an annual review of the Patent Foundation's finances and budget, and assists the Patent Foundation in long-range and strategic planning endeavors.

Chair

Professor, Internal Medicine and Pharmacology
U.Va. School of Medicine
Charlottesville, Va.

Vice Chair and Treasurer

Paul M. Hammaker Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
U.Va. Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
Charlottesville, Va.

Secretary

Edgar A. Starke Jr. Research Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Senior Associate Dean for Research, U.Va. School of Engineering and Applied Science
Charlottesville, Va.

Partner
Tall Oaks Capital Partners LLC
Charlotttesville, Va.

 

U.Va. Executive Director and Associate Vice President for Innovation Partnerships and Commercialization
Charlottesville, Va.

 

Director, U.Va. Center for Research in Contraceptive and Reproductve Health; Professor, Cell Biology and Urology
Charlottesville, Va.

 

Senior Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Third Security LLC
Radford, Va.

 

U.Va. Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Charlottesville, Va.

 

Former Principal
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Free Union, Va.

 

Principal and Founder
Vilano Associates
Snoqualmie, Wa.