Mark Crowell is Associate Vice Chancellor for Economic Development and Technology Transfer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to joining UNC, he held similar positions at North Carolina State University and at Duke University. He has extensive experience in technology transfer, new company development, seed capital formation, and research park development and marketing.
Mr. Crowell also is the President of the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) for 2005. AUTM is the pre-eminent international organization representing the field of academic technology transfer. AUTM has a membership of nearly 3,500 professionals, almost 12% of whom are from outside of North America. AUTM’s mission is to promote and enhance the global technology transfer profession through education, training, networking, and advocacy – and through the identification and dissemination of “best practices” in academic technology transfer. Mr. Crowell has extensive national and international speaking, consulting, and management experience in organizations and initiatives related to technology transfer and innovation-based economic development. |
