Val Livada

Corporate Venture & Entrepreneurship

Corporate

Spent entire career working with large companies at the intersection of strategy and technology. First half on “traditional issues” of strategy, portfolio selection, project management, R&D metrics, etc. Last 15 years on collaborative/entrepreneurial issues such as VC, incubators, IP management, university relations, tech scouting, spinouts.

  • Founded the Corporate Entrepreneurial Network, a community of over 200 people and 90 companies interested in entrepreneurship.
  • Lectured on Corporate Entrepreneurship at The Sloan School of Management for 7 years
  • Member Board of Advisors, United Technologies Business Innovation Group
  • Board of Directors, AutoHarvest Foundation. Detroit group promoting innovation in the automotive industry
University

Supported entrepreneurial activities at:

  • MIT
  • Harvard
  • Northeastern
  • UMass Amherst/Lowell/Dartmouth

Active in:

  • National Council for Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer
  • University Industry Demonstration Project
Startups

Various involvement in numerous companies

  • CEO: Green Seas, Light Modulation
  • Director
    • Aphios Corporation (biotech)
    • Monarch Antenna ( smart antennas)
    • Skyprise ( Big data)
    • Polynova (Composites)
  • Advisor examples:
    • Liquid Bits (3d imaging)
    • LayerBio ( coatings)
Regional Innovation Ecosystems
  • Civilian Research and Deveelopment Foundations (“CRDF”)
    • Russia
    • Global Innovation Through Science and Technology (“GIST”) -North and West Africa
    • Pathfinder program
  • Countries: Romania, Greece, Chile, Georgia, UK, Switzerland, Canada, Mexico
Other
  • Director, Built Environment Coalition
  • Advisor, Greentown Labs
  • Selection committee, Mass Tech Transfer Center, NE Clean Energy Center