Elle Gahl is an entrepreneur and technology transfer specialist for federal agencies and the private sector. After graduating from Montana State University in Biological Engineering, she worked for the world’s largest lactic acid manufacturer where her love for business development took root. Today, Elle is the president and founder of Shadow Ridge Analytics and a co-founder of Montana Pure Protein.
Elle is an experienced commercialization professional with specialties in homeland security, defense, infrastructure, ingredient manufacturing, medical devices, and cybersecurity software. Her services include patent valuation, IP management, technology triage, market research, competitive intelligence, licensing assessments, potential partner outreach, qualitative research studies and customer discovery, technology marketing, and financial modeling.
When she’s not nerding out on intellectual property, you can find Elle in the mountains of Montana with her husband, three children, and trusty black lab.
