People

SRI's innovative thinking depends directly on the individuals who work here. Meet members of our team and learn why they joined SRI - you may discover that you would like to join the team, too. Visit Careers @ SRI for descriptions of current openings.

Focus at SRI:
Commercial business development

Title:
Director of Business Development, Engineering & Systems Division

Day in the Life at SRI:
Qualifying leads; introducing commercial clients to SRI's technologies and capabilities; managing business and IP issues (ownership and rights) in contract R&D and license negotiations; developing new value propositions (NABCs) and iterating them often first internally and then externally; mitigating risk for clients, licensees, and VCs.

Before SRI:
Three years at Raychem as a senior engineer first in Corporate R&D incubating a gas sensor technology and later in the New Opportunity Exploration Group of the Telecommunications, Energy, and Industrial Division identifying new investment opportunities for the business development team.

Academics:
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from MIT

Why SRI?:
This is where high-value innovation happens!

Inspiration (what motivates you):
Strategic thinking, accountability, client focus, aligned incentives, compelling value propositions

Away from the Office:
Facilitating and participating in personal growth workshops based on PRH (Personality and Human Relations) pedagogy. Helping my children grow.

Languages:
Italian and Spanish

Proudest Accomplishment:
Personal: High school teacher in Liberia, West Africa, for 2 years. Professional: Sold assets and IP rights of Raychem's gas sensor technology after it was shelved in a deal valued at $3.2 million.

Words of Wisdom for New SRI Team Members:
Discover what you are passionate about and find ways to get clients to fund you to work on it.