Daniel Pendergast is responsible for setting the strategy for investment in intellectual property generated from research conducted at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½. His team of licensing professionals forges relationships with existing industry partners, as well as new ventures formed to commercialize the earliest stages of these technologies–all with the ultimate goal of public benefit.
Daniel has built his academic and professional career at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½. Over the past 20 years, he’s held a variety of licensing and operations roles in the Technology Transfer Office and has managed technology portfolios that include imaging, medical devices and software.
He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in electrical engineering from Case School of Engineering, as well as an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management. As part of his graduate work, he was a member of TeamCASE for ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s entry in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge, an autonomous vehicle competition.