Marc Goodman

Marc Goodman has driven innovation in the high-tech industry for over 16 years.

At Alcatel-Lucent, Marc held positions in strategic marketing, innovation enablement, and business development. As the Director of the University Innovations Program, he was responsible for developing strategic partnerships with universities growing the program to 25 members. He helped to nurture innovative applications such as mobile augmented reality and video social networking, coaching start-ups, and supporting the innovations centers of AT&T and Verizon Wireless. As a Director of Global Solutions Marketing for Motorola Solutions, he drove the Marketing launch of their first HTML 5 app for public safety and supported the innovation efforts of the CTO team.

Today, Marc is a connector of innovators. He works with universities to develop strategic partnerships with the corporate community and helps to commercialize the discoveries and inventions of faculty researchers. He also consults with corporations who want to drive innovation by partnering with academia. He has a passion for coaching entrepreneurs, connecting them to VCs and helping them bring their ideas to market.