Phyl Speser

Phyl is a co-founder of Foresight Science &Technology and the author of the best-selling textbook The Art and Science of Technology Transfer (John Wiley and Sons, 2006) and has supported commercialization of technologies across the breadth of science &technology, working for major corporations, SMEs, universities, government agencies, foundations, research institutes around the globe. Phyl's current focus is on Foresight’s global expansion and on running our Intellectual Asset Management Product Family. Phyl is a frequent speaker on technology transfer, commercialization, high tech economic development, and science and technology policy. During an over 35 year career, Phyl has taught Intellectual Property at the SUNY Buffalo Law School, Political Science at the Universität Mannheim (Germany) and SUNY Buffalo, and Archaeology at The American University in Washington, DC; served as director of the University of Rhode Island Technology Transfer Office, been a multiple federal R&D award winner on projects involving artificial intelligence and other advanced methods applied to problems of transitioning and commercialization technology; and a lobbyist (Small Business Innovation Research, Small Business Technology Transfer Research, Stevenson-Wydler amendments, Archeological Resources Protection Act amendments, point on federal budget for the science community for 10 years, other legislation and related regulations). Phyl also has been instrumental in the development of technology transfer programs such as the New York State Centers of Excellence as an advisor to Governor Hugh Carey. Dr. Speser is a member of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, the Association of University Technology Managers (former Vice president, member of the Board of Directors and on the Membership and Public Policy Committees), the Licensing Executives Society (former Chair, Strategic Alliance Committee), and ASTP-Proton. Phyl served two terms on the Board of the Technology Transfer Society, is a recipient of that Society's Certificate of Appreciation (1991), chaired its Task Force on National Technology Transfer Policy (1989-1991), and received Best Paper, Annual Meeting (1987). Phyl was a gubernatorial appointment to the Board of the Washington Technology Center from 1994 to 1997. Phyl is a recipient of the Rhododendron Award from the Port Townsend, WA School District for his work in science education and a certificate of appreciation for his work in STEM