Our team
Just as Mayo Clinic uses a team of specialists to provide the best care for its patients, Business Development has employed its own robust group of experts to ensure the successful evaluation and development of ideas, intellectual property and strategic business transactions.
Executive Leadership
Commercialization, Partnerships & Technology Development
Sydney Allison
Associate
Roman Alvarado, PhD
Associate
Nickolas Anderson, PhD
Associate
Aslie Asberom
Associate
Benjamin Berni, PhD
Associate
Kalpana Betageri, PhD
Associate
Mike Boguszewski
Senior Director
Kyle Brandy, MS
Senior Associate
Heather Brown
Specialist
Joel Burrill, PhD
Senior Manager
Lisa Carlson, PhD
Senior Associate
Leah Corson
Manager
Karis D’Alessandro, PhD
Associate
Heaibert Diamond
Associate
Ryan Downing
Director
Seth Eisenman
Senior Director, Partnerships
Grant Elmquist
Senior Manager
Mary Fan
Manager
Andy Farmer, JD, MBA, CFA
Senior Manager
Will Flood, PhD
Associate
Sebastien Founta, PhD, MS
Senior Patent Liaison
Joshua Francis, MBA
Director
Jodi Fritcher
Specialist
Karla Frohmader Hilsaca, PhD
Director
Harrison Fuchs, PhD
Senior Associate, Commercialization
Maithili Ghiani, PhD
Manager
Michelle Gonzalez
Manager
Tara Gosse, MS, FACHE
Director
Sandeep Gulati, MBA
Director
Alex Hafez, PhD
Associate
Lena Haidous, JD
Patent Liaison
Sunny Hegde, JD
Contract Manager
Grant Johnson, JD
Patent Liaison
Jen Kapfer, MBA
Associate
Eva Kathmann, PhD
Senior Patent Liaison
Kyle Korshavn, PhD
Senior Manager
Raja Krishnan
Senior Manager
Jen LaNasa, MBA
Senior Manager
Muddassir Laique, MA, CFA
Director
Chelsea Lassiter, PhD
Supervisor Patent Liaison
Chris Lawrence
Director
Nolan Lawrence
Associate
Kathryn Lenn
Senior Manager
Vlad Leopard
Senior Manager
Scott LeSieur
Associate
Jess Lewis
Senior Director
Kenneth Long
Associate
Kevin Loutherback, PhD
Associate
Stefan Madansingh, PhD
Senior Manager
John Maragos, MBA
Senior Manager
Spencer Mocarski
Senior Associate
Kien Nguyen, PhD, MBA
Senior Manager, Partnerships
Alexandra Norton
Manager
Saurin Parikh, PhD
Manager
Rich Pelzel, MBA
Senior Associate
Craig Pike, MBA
Director
Nadia Poluhina, MBA, CFA
Senior Manager
Morgan Rea, PhD
Senior Associate
Anantha Santhanam, PhD, MBA
Director
Lauren Seidenschmidt, MHA
Senior Associate
Abinaya Selvakumar, MS
Associate
Prathib Skandakumaran, MBA
Senior Director
Anna Song, JD, MS
Patent Liaison
Matthew Steinmetz III, MBA
Senior Manager, Partnerships
Mallory Thomas, PhD
Associate
Beth Tointon, MBA
Senior Associate
Elani Wiest, PhD
Technology Development Associate
Bharath Wootla, PhD
Senior Associate
Stephanie K. Zawada, PhD
Associate
Operations
Denali Blom
Operations Data Associate II
Nathan Branigan
Coordinator – Business Development Operations
Elise Diesslin
Content and Service Specialist
Brice Eggert
Specialist – Business Development Operations
Andrea Emond
Coordinator – Finance & Forecasting
Nick Ihrke
Analyst – Business Development Operations
Carter Jensen
Operations Data Associate
Andrea Johnson
Senior Manager – Data Operations
Bradley Leathers
Equity Holdings Specialist
Kelsey Macken
Coordinator – Data Operations
Charles Mason
Operations Data Associate II
Nicole Miller
Operations Data Associate II
Danah Morey
Senior Manager – Business Development Operations
Tom Pankratz
Content and Service Specialist
Josh Plank
Operations Data Associate
Lisa Plank
Senior Manager – Data Operations
Renee Roeder
Senior Associate – Data Operations
Craig Schinter
Manager – Data Operations
Peter Rohling
Content and Service Specialist
Annette Schulz
Senior Associate – Document Execution and Deposits Focus
James Sheppard, MBA
Director – Business Development Operations
Colleen Tagtow
Analyst – Business Development Operations
Wade Tollefson
Operations Data Associate II
Gabriel Tonon Rodrigues
Coordinator – Holdings, Investments & Financial Reporting
Melissa Underhill
Operations Data Associate II
Lynn Westergaard
Office Assistant
Ashley Whalen
Office Assistant
Administrative Support
Carrie Bartsh
Executive Assistant – Enterprise
Rachael Bauer
Lead – Administrative Assistant
Heather Borst
Supervisor – Administrative Assistants
Kaylee Coble
Assistant Supervisor – Admin Assistants
Heidi Evenson
Assistant Supervisor – Admin Assistants
Celena Goodman
Administrative Assistant
Michael Hastings Ereth
Administrative Assistant
Michelle Henslin
Administrative Assistant
Sarah Hodgman
Receptionist
Jack Jefferson
Lead – Administrative Assistant
Megan Klinnert
Administrative Assistant
Cat Kurtz
Senior Manager – Data Operations
Carmen Livingood
Administrative Assistant
Cherie Lun
Administrative Assistant
Mark Markham
Executive Assistant
Lisa Marx
Receptionist
Justin Mlinar
Assistant Supervisor – Admin Assistants
Terri Mossyge
Administrative Assistant
Melissa Pearson
Administrative Assistant
Taylor Rahnenfuehrer
Lead – Administrative Assistant
Nicole Sell
Administrative Assistant
Patty Stricke
Administrative Assistant
Sarah Tan
Administrative Assistant
Emily Theis
Administrative Assistant
Samantha Williams
Administrative Assistant
Berg Innovation Exchange
Jennie Kung
Vice Chair
Christopher Russi, DO
Medical Director
David Kim
Business Analyst
Brian Kilen
Principal Business Strategist
Kelly Parsons
Administrative Assistant