Staff | Yale Ventures

Yale Ventures Staff

The Yale Ventures team operates in four core functional areas—innovation training and startups, corporate strategy, innovation community, and IP & licensing services. In addition to these teams, we also bring on an experienced cohort of Entrepreneurs-in-Residence as well as students who work as Yale Ventures Associates and Fellows to support our four functional areas.

Managing Director

Josh Geballe ’97, ’02 MBA

Managing Director

Intellectual Property and Licensing Services

Ramaswamy, Janani

Janani Ramaswamy, Ph.D.

Senior Executive Director, IP & Licensing Services

Shannon Anderson

Shannon Anderson, Ph.D.

Assistant Director of Business Development

Rich

Richard Andersson, M.Eng.

Associate Director of Business Development

Cecilia Dolan

Licensing Compliance Manager

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Lolahon Kadiri, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Director Business Development

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Robert Migliorini, J.D., M.S. Eng., M.B.A.

Senior Assistant Director of Business Development

Hong

Hong Peng, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Director of Business Development

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Sarah O'Day

Senior Licensing Compliance Manager

Natasha G. Samuels

Natasha Samuels

Senior Intellectual Property Manager

Subhashree Sunder

Subhashree Sunder

Intellectual Property Funding Compliance Manager

Jordan Wesel, PhD

Assistant Director of Business Development

Innovation Training & Startups

James Boyle

James Boyle, Ph.D.

Senior Executive Director, Faculty Innovation

Margaret Cartiera

Margaret Cartiera, Ph.D.

Innovation Director, Yale’s Center for Biomedical Innovation and Technology (CBIT)

Beecham, Jennifer

Jennifer Beecham

Sr. Associate Director, Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale

S Carr

Susan Carr, MPH

Director of Faculty Engagement

Morag

Morag Grassie, Ph.D.

Director, The Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale

Candy H

Candy Hwang, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale

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Min Kim

Director, Venture Lab

Anida

Anida Kulla

Director of Investor Network

Michelle Nantel

Michelle Nantel

Operations Manager, Yale Ventures, Yale’s Center for Biomedical Innovation and Technology (CBIT)

Grace O'Keefe

Portfolio Manager, Roberts Innovation Fund

Claudia Reuter

Claudia Reuter

Executive Director, Engineering Innovation & Director of the Roberts Innovation Fund

David Rosenthal

David Rosenthal, MD

Director of Strategic Partnerships, Yale Center for Biomedical Innovation & Technology

Makoto Yoshioka, PhD

Director, Colton Center for Autoimmunity at Yale

Student Innovation

Tsai CITY for Innovation at Yale team

Innovation Community

Amy Kundrat ’21 MBA

Director of Innovation Community

Michelle McQueen

Associate Director, Technology Marketing & Events

Corporate Strategy & Partnerships

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Kathy Lynch, M.B.A.

University Executive Director, Corporate Strategy & Engagement

Melike

Melike Firat

Alliance Manager

Juarez, Daniel

Daniel Juarez

Program Coordinator, Corporate Strategy and Engagement

Carol McGrath

Carol McGrath

Senior Administrative Assistant

Janie Merkel

Janie Merkel, PhD

Corporate Strategy Officer, Health & Life Sciences

Ben Stang

Ben Stang, MPA

Alliance Manager, Corporate Strategy & Engagement

Lauren Hunt

Lauren Steele, M.P.A.

Outreach and Corporate Engagement Manager

J Strauss

Jennifer Strauss, MPH

Associate Corporate Strategy Officer

KRC

Kimberly Roy Canning, JD

Corporate Outreach and Engagement Manager

Finance & Operations

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Timothy Opstrup, M.B.A.

Director of Finance & Administration

Liz Cornelio

Elizabeth Cornelio

Operations Manager

Sheila

Sheila DeChello

Senior Administrative Assistant

J Pitcher

Jillian Pitcher

Salesforce Business Systems Analyst

Olga

Olga Rivera

Operations Coordinator (CT Notary Public)

Lori S.

Lori Schrager

Senior Administrative Assistant, Blavatnik & Faculty Entrepreneurship Program

Legal

Alex Han

Alexander Jonghee Han, J.D.

Associate General Counsel

HR

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Timothy Aucoin

Human Resources Generalist