Brian leads the TCO team in providing best-in-class service to internal and external partners, working toward the commercialization of new technologies invented at the George Washington University. Brian’s broad scientific background and angel investing experience contribute to developing relationships between GW faculty and industry licensees.

While at GW, he has negotiated multiple license agreements with startups and small businesses and continues to maintain productive partnerships with those developing GW technologies. Brian works to provide ongoing support for GW licensees as they seek funding and expertise on the commercialization pathway.

He is a registered patent agent who came to GW in 2012 from the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Technology Transfer. Brian received a bachelor’s degree from Tulane University, a doctoral degree from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Medicine and completed postdoctoral studies on the sense of touch with Dr. Martin Chalfie at Columbia University.