Claiborne M. Christian

Claiborne M. Christian currently serves as the Executive Director of Commercialization at Tulane University, leading the Robert L. Pridy Innovation Lab in the Tulane University Innovation Institute since September 2017. Previous roles at Tulane University included Director of Commercialization, Director of Business Development, Interim Director of Commercialization Intelligence and Assessment, Business Development Officer, and Business Development Associate, focusing on partnerships between the School of Medicine and various stakeholders. Prior to this, Claiborne worked as a Self-Employed consultant from June 2017 to October 2023 and served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Claiborne earned a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from Tulane University and a Bachelor's Degree in Classics from Hendrix College.