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Meet the team

UW Corporate Relations is committed to fostering holistic, mutually beneficial industry relationships and partnerships across the broader UW community. The team works with our industry partners to drive research collaborations and academic initiatives that align with the UW’s goals and priorities.

Collaborating with our network of skilled corporate relations colleagues across the university, the central team connects you with the right UW partner to match your engagement interest area.

Mark Cabrales

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Senior Director, Corporate Relations
mcabrale@uw.edu | 206-543-9852 | Connect with Mark on LinkedIn

Assistant: David Silverstein | dsilvers@uw.edu

Areas of focus

  • Team Lead
  • Engineering
  • Information Science
  • Enterprise Sponsorships
  • Technology Licensing

Contact Mark

Dorian Varga

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Director, Corporate Relations
dvarga@uw.edu | 206-221-7977 | Connect with Dorian on LinkedIn

Areas of focus

  • Bioengineering
  • Health Sciences
  • Medicine
  • Environment

Contact Dorian

Kent Foster

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Director, Corporate Relations
jkfoster@uw.edu | 206-221-5669 | Connect with Kent on LinkedIn

Areas of focus

  • Startups & Innovation
  • Computer Science
  • Arts & Sciences
  • Business

Contact Kent