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Orin Herskowitz serves as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University's Business and Engineering Schools while holding executive leadership roles as Senior Vice President for Applied Innovation and Industry Partnerships and Executive Director of Columbia Technology Ventures (CTV), driving the university's technology commercialization and industry collaboration initiatives.
His academic foundation includes:
- BA from Yale University
- MBA from the Wharton School of Business
Professor Herskowitz specializes in translating academic research into commercial applications through technology transfer frameworks and innovation ecosystems. His expertise spans university-industry partnership development, intellectual property strategy, and startup incubation across biomedical engineering, clean energy, information technology, and materials science domains. He focuses on creating scalable models for proof-of-concept funding and venture creation from academic research.
As head of CTV, he oversees an operation managing 350+ annual invention disclosures, 100+ license agreements, and 20+ new startups per year, with 180+ total companies launched including 40+ VC-backed ventures and 25+ successful exits. His leadership extends to regional innovation infrastructure through initiatives like NYC Media Lab and PowerBridgeNY.
He actively shapes national policy as a former appointee to the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and contributes to the field through publications on university-stage technology translation and frequent speaking engagements at major technology forums.
