Title: Director, Commercialization Practice
Category: Managing Professional
Education: Ph.D., Chemistry
Dr. Poskanzer is a seasoned professional with a combination of business & academic qualifications and experience spanning 31 years including 11 years successful industrial R & D experience with jobs such as research group leader and research manager at the Dynachem Division of Morton-Thiokol. During that time, Dr. Poskanzer and his team developed over 60 new chemical products for the printed circuit and microelectronics industries, several of which set the industry standard. Dr. Poskanzer then spent 7 years in industrial sales and marketing, including his service as a Chief Operating Officer of a small startup company producing and selling products he developed. He has technology licensing experience at the University of California and Arizona State University, where he directed the licensing office. He has also licensed patented technologies as varied as rechargeable lithium battery technology and anti-cancer pharmaceuticals. Under his watch, ASU became 10th in the nation for new inventions disclosed by the faculty and 7th in the nation for new company startups. Dr. Poskanzer has most recently served as Director of Technology Licensing at Boeing, where he licensed important composite molding and drilling technologies for a broad variety of Boeing products, including the C-17, the F-22, and Boeing's new 787 jetliner. Dr. Poskanzer has authored over 120 papers and publications in the specialty chemicals industry and is the recipient of the "Gold Medal Award" from the American Electroplaters Society. Dr. Poskanzer is also the recipient of the 1999 Chairman’s Award from the Arizona Governor’s Strategic Partnership for Economic Development for his contributions in creating and implementing the Intellectual Property Policy of the Arizona Board of Regents, one of the most progressive in the nation.