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Our talented and diverse team of experts are here to support you every step of the way. Feel free to get in touch with us if you have any lingering questions. We are happy to hear from you! 

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  • Corinne Peek-Asa

    Corinne Peek-Asa

    Vice Chancellor for Research
    cpeekasa@ucsd.edu

    Dr. Peek-Asa joins UC San Diego from the University of Iowa, where she served as the Lowell G. Battershell Distinguished Professor and associate dean for Research in the university’s College of Public Health. A pioneer in the field of international injury and violence epidemiology, she currently directs one of six NIH-funded International Trauma Training Programs and previously served as the director of the interdisciplinary CDC-funded Injury Prevention Research Center from 2006 to 2020. Peek-Asa is distinguished for her work in injury prevention and policy science, including programs addressing road safety, interpersonal violence, acute care and workplace violence. As founding principal investigator of an NIH-funded International Trauma Training Program, she introduced sustainable violence and injury research and training in eleven institutions throughout the world, including the implementation of the first trauma registries in eight institutions in five countries.
  • Paul Roben

    Paul Roben

    Associate Vice Chancellor for Innovation & Commercialization
    pwroben@ucsd.edu

    Paul Roben, Ph.D., oversees the OIC to establish a campus-wide innovation platform in service of three goals- 1) build a systemic and sustainable innovation culture, 2) create a vibrant regional ecosystem, and 3) accelerate the commercialization of UC San Diego inventions. Working with the Vice Chancellor for Research in this position since June 2015, Paul Roben, Ph.D., is transforming the functions provided by the Technology Transfer Office, Industry Research Alliances, and Industry Contracting into an integrated organization to include patenting, strategic corporate research partnering and industry contracts. Previously, he was Senior Director of Office Technology Development at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, working with multiple academic institutes to develop strategic processes to drive innovation alliances, and help translate their research programs into products for patients and society.
  • Greg Horowitt

    Greg Horowitt

    Director - Innovation Design
    ghorowitt@ucsd.edu

    Greg Horowitt is the cofounder and Managing Director of T2 Venture Creation and has spent 25+ years working in startups and venture capital. He is the co-author of the bestselling book, The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley and has consulted on innovation with top organizations like the Aspen Institute, National Academies of Science, World Bank, and US Department of State. He worked under Warren Buffett as an executive at a Berkshire Hathaway operating company, is a Kauffman Fellow, and has been a founder, investor, and board member in many leading organizations.
  • Faisal Ali

    Faisal Ali

    Director - Chief of Finance and Operations
    f7ali@ucsd.edu

    Faisal Ali is responsible for the central budgeting, financial, human resources, facilities, technical operations, and general administration of the Office of Innovation and Commercialization. As the senior business manager at OIC, Faisal collaborates closely with the Associate Vice Chancellor, playing a pivotal role in the department's administrative leadership. Prior to Faisal’s appointment as the Chief of Finance and Operations in June 2022, he served as the Finance Manager at OIC for four years overseeing OIC’s IP Finance group and inventor share distributions. Faisal began his University of California, San Diego career in 2017 as a Financial Analyst at the Department of Medicine moving into progressively responsible leadership positions. Faisal earned B.S. in Accounting from SDSU and M.S. in Management & leadership from WGU.

Staff Directory

First Last Name Group Position Email
Paul Roben, Ph.D. OIC Associate Vice Chancellor PWRoben@ucsd.edu
Faisal Ali Finance & Operations Chief of Finance and Operations f7ali@ucsd.edu
Stephanie Schuck Commercialization MTA Senior Analyst sschuck@ucsd.edu
Julie Eason, JD Commercialization, Physical Sciences Innovation and Commercialization Manager jeason@ucsd.edu
Subramanian Venkatraman Commercialization,
Life Sciences		 Innovation Commercialization Manager suvenkatraman@ucsd.edu
X-TBD Commercialization,
Life Sciences		 Associate Director, Life Sciences Licensing

 
Devora Rossi, Ph.D. Commercialization,
Life Sciences		 Senior Innovation and Commercialization Manager

drossi@ucsd.edu
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Maria Tkachuk Commercialization,
Life Sciences		 Senior Innovation and Commercialization Manager

mtkachuk@ucsd.edu
Victoria Cajipe, Ph.D. Commercialization, Physical Sciences Associate Director, Physical Sciences Licensing

vcajipe@ucsd.edu
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Skip Cynar, Ph.D. Commercialization, Physical Sciences Senior Innovation and Commercialization Manager

SCynar@ucsd.edu
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Didem Ernur Commercialization, Physical Sciences Innovation and Commercialization Manager

 dernur@ucsd.edu
Nora Safa Commercialization, Life Sciences Senior Innovation and Commercialization Manager

 nosafa@ucsd.edu
Anastasia Shiryaeva Intellectual Property Patent Assistant

a2shiryaeva@ucsd.edu 
Klyden Roca Finance & Operations Finance Manager KRoca@ucsd.edu
Noemi Arrizon Finance & Operations Compliance Specialist NArrizon@ucsd.edu
Marquise Coney, BSHA Finance & Operations Executive Assistant to AVC mconey@ucsd.edu
Stephany Guster Finance & Operations Financial Assistant sguster@ucsd.edu
Irish Basinga Finance & Operations Financial Analyst ibasinga@ucsd.edu
Christine de Leon Finance & Operations Senior Contract Compliance Analyst csdeleon@ucsd.edu
Megan Jennings Finance & Operations Budget and Finance Analyst m1jennings@ucsd.edu
Jacques Chirazi Innovation Design Director, Student
Entrepreneurship &
Blackstone Launchpad		 jchirazi@ucsd.edu
Douglas Bonilla Innovation Design Marketing Specialist dtbonilla@ucsd.edu
Greg Horowitt Innovation Design Director, Innovation Design ghorowitt@ucsd.edu
Christine Liou Innovation Design The Basement, Assistant Director of Operations clliou@ucsd.edu
Shane Moise Innovation Design Program Manager SMoise@ucsd.edu
Tami Renteria Innovation Design Operations Coordinator TRenteria@ucsd.edu
Christine Glathe Intellectual Property Disclosure Specialist cglathe@ucsd.edu
Jennifer Fan Intellectual Property Patent Specialist j6fan@ucsd.edu
Ismahene Fanani Intellectual Property Sponsor Compliance Specialist

ifanani@ucsd.edu
Jen Williams, BA Intellectual Property Patent Analyst JRW001@ucsd.edu
Priya Cloutier Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Manger pcloutier@ucsd.edu
Ryne DuBose Commercialization, Physical Sciences Senior Innovation & Commercialization Manger

rdubose@ucsd.edu
Melissa Campbell Innovation Design Innovation Programs Coordinator

mcampbell@ucsd.edu
Lisel Gorell-Getz Innovation Design Director, Programs Development

lgorellgetz@ucsd.edu

 

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