Val R. Livada

Dr. Val R. Livada, Ph.D. is Founder and CEO of Weybridge Partners, Winchester, MA, which is focused on successful technology commercialization, and a Senior Lecturer in Corporate entrepreneurship at the Sloan School of Management, MIT, Cambridge, MA. At MIT, he has led a joint research project, with the Wharton Business School, on Corporate Venture Capital, is a Catalyst at the Deshpande Center, and a consultant at the Cambridge University/MIT Institute. Prior to establishing Weybridge Partners, he was a Director at Braxton Associates, an international strategic planning consulting firm, and a Vice-President at Pugh-Roberts Associates, a technology management firm. He has over 30 years of experience in the areas of strategic planning and organizational dynamics with detailed knowledge in the areas of innovation, product development, and R&D management. His clients have included Fortune 500 companies such as GM and Eli Lilly. Dr. Livada received his undergraduate degree from MIT and His M.A. and Ph.D. from Tufts University, Boston, MA.