Frank Urban specializes in commercializing early stage therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices. He assists in spinning out MSU based startup companies within the life sciences. He is also the program director for Spartan Innovations’ Conquer Accelerator program for both East Lansing and Grand Rapids. Prior to Spartan Innovations, Frank was a Licensing Associate in the …
Thomas is a professional manager and business coach, with primary expertise in organizational design, program design, and operational strategy. Over the last decade, he has provided consultation to hundreds of organizations in a wide range of industries. Tom has formerly served Downtown Lansing, Inc., the REO Town Commercial Association, the Capital Area United Way’s Young …
Nichole Maguire serves as Spartan Innovations’ administrative assistant. In this position, she ensures the fluidity of day-to-day operations through scheduling/calendar management, event coordination, and marketing/communications projects. Nichole comes to us from South Bend, Indiana, where she worked at two long-standing non-profit organizations in Marketing and Development: LOGAN Community Resources and Bashor Children’s Home. During her …
Jeff Wesley is the Executive Director of Red Cedar Ventures, the venture investment subsidiary of the MSU Foundation. In his role, he actively manages and grows the company’s venture investment portfolio. Prior to Red Cedar Ventures, Wesley served as CFO of Two Men and a Truck from 2008 to 2015, then as the company’s chief …
Dave is Executive Director of the Michigan State University Foundation, a non-profit research foundation which promotes and funds many facets related to the commercialization of intellectual property. In this role, he oversees the Foundation’s endowment and serves as President of its subsidiaries Spartan Innovations, Red Cedar Ventures, and Michigan Rise Pre-Seed III Fund. The Foundation …
Brad has spent his career commercializing early technologies in the physical sciences. Before becoming Director at Spartan Innovations he was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR). As an EIR he worked with Michigan State University faculty and staff to facilitate commercialization of bio-based materials technologies discovered or developed at the university. Before his arrival at Spartan Innovations he …
As the New Venture Associate, Gabriela works with Spartan Innovations and the MSU Foundation. With Spartan Innovations, she is responsible for providing administrative support to the Venture Creation Team. She also assists with the Fellows program and other various Venture Creation Team needs. Her role with the MSU Foundation is to manage the Technology Innovation …
