Title: Director, Commercialization Practice
Category: Managing Professional
Education: MBA; B.A., Education
Ms. Mallett has been employed in the technology development and commercialization industry for the past fifteen years, first with Iowa State University with the Center for Advanced Technology Development and later as Associate Director and Interim Director of The University of Texas at Austin Office of Technology Licensing. Her responsibilities include evaluating, marketing, and licensing intellectual property and oversight of patenting and copyright activities. She is the founder of STR Associates, a consulting practice based in Austin, Texas that deals with marketing and intellectual property issues. She has also worked for the Small Business Development Center as coordinator of a regional program. Ms. Mallett earned a bachelor’s degree in education at The University of Northern Iowa and holds a master’s degree in business administrative sciences from Iowa State University.