Corporate Relations contacts

Rad Roberts

Director, Corporate Relations
rad@uw.edu | 206-221-7977

As Director of Corporate Relations, Rad cultivates and strengthens the UW’s strategic corporate partnerships by leading strategy efforts and coaching faculty, colleagues and stakeholders across the UW about the many ways to engage with corporations. He is the UW’s designated representative for University-Industry Demonstration Partnership, an organization where representatives from academia and industry tackle shared challenges in university-industry relations and develop best practices for the field. Rad has 15 years of experience in corporate relations, health sciences technology commercialization, business development and business strategy in both industry and academic settings, and has worked on research and commercialization projects in biochemistry, molecular genetics, microbiology, photonics, neuro-modulation, medical devices and biopharmaceuticals. He holds a B.S. in biology from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in biology from MIT.

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