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Contact Us > David Allen
Tom Smerdon
Director, Licensing and New Business Development
Tom is involved in all aspects of technology licensing for all CU campuses, with a particular focus on start-up companies based on CU technologies. Tom also manages TTO’s Proof of Concept investment (POCi) program and handles shareholder and equity-related agreements for the University License Equity Holdings, Inc., which holds the private equity received in connection licenses to start-up companies. Before joining TTO in 2005, Tom was Associate Director for The Ohio State University’s Office for Technology Licensing. Prior to entering the university tech transfer arena, Tom was general counsel and director of environment, health and safety for an Ohio-based private adhesive and polymer manufacturer and before that was assistant general counsel of the Chemical Manufacturers Association in Washington, D.C. Tom is a graduate of Duke University and the University of Texas Law School.
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