Corporate Engagement

Charles Hasemann

Associate Vice President for Innovation & Economic Development

Charley leads the MSU Innovation Center on its mission to create productive research and technology commercialization relationships between MSU and the private sector. Combining his corporate research background with his academic research and administration experiences, Charley connects regional entrepreneurs to the intellectual and technical capacity of MSU while helping facilitate regional economic activity endeavors.

Connect with Charley: 517-884-2370, haseman1@msu.edu, LinkedIn

Nick Miller

Executive Director

Nick is the Executive Director for MSU Business Connect  and is committed to forging mutually beneficial collaborations between the university and our corporate partners to advance research that have make the world a better place. Nick’s team of corporate relationship experts actively seek out industry partners and pair them with MSU faculty research teams to develop the next generation of products, materials, and insights that will drive future revenue and research opportunities for both parties.

Connect with Nick: nbmiller@msu.edu

Brice Nelson

Director of Corporate Partnerships

Brice develops relationships between MSU and the private sector. Brice serves as MSU’s front door for corporations and directs businesses to key campus resources while establishing new partnerships with lasting impact. Brice leads efforts in many areas including mobility, smart health, bioengineering, energy and more.

Brice covers:

• Eli Broad College of Business and Management
• College of Communication Arts and Sciences
• College of Engineering
• College of Law
• College of Social Science

Connect with Brice: 517-884-2368, bnelson@msu.edu, LinkedIn

Jeff Myers

Director of Corporate Relations

Jeff manages industry research partnerships with MSU focused on plant and food sciences, agriculture, packaging materials or animal and human health fields.

Jeff covers:

• College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• College of Human Medicine
• College of Natural Science
• College of Nursing
• College of Osteopathic Medicine
• College of Veterinary Medicine

Connect with Jeff: 517-884-2366, jkmyers@msu.edu, LinkedIn

Leon Ma

Assistant Director for Corporate Relations

Leon Ma is the Assistant Director for Corporate Relations at MSU Business Connect. In this role, Leon holds responsibility for business intelligence research to determine high-potential opportunities for corporate partnerships that align with MSU’s strengths, as well as to drive corporate relationships to productive outcomes.

Connect with Leon: maliyang@msu.edu

Randy Sheets

Director of Sponsored Programs

Randy reviews, negotiate and approves final terms in agreements. Randy also drafts subcontracts resulting from company sponsored projects and is the contract lead with for-profit companies sponsoring clinical trials/clinical research at MSU.

Randy covers:

• Clinical trials

Connect with Randy: 517-884-2371, sheetsd@msu.edu

Tina Ramos

Sponsored Programs Administrator

Tina works with MSU’s faculty, department and unit program administration, MSU regulatory offices, MSU Technologies and Business Connect in the negotiation and drafting of clinical trial and industry-sponsored research agreements to ensure contractual terms are fairly represented and in compliance with applicable MSU policy. Tina is also the primary contact for industry-sponsored fee-for-service agreements.

Connect with Tina: ramostin@msu.edu

Charlene Fortin

Sponsored Programs Accountant

Charlene reviews budgets and assists in facilitating the routing of materials connected to proposal development, institutional proposals and awards.

Connect with Charlene: 517-884-2363, fortinch@msu.edu, LinkedIn