Rick Smith, Lehigh OTT
Director, Office of Technology Transfer
Location: 354 Whitaker Lab
Email address: res419@lehigh.edu
Website: Full Bio

Rick joined Lehigh University in 2019. As the Director of Lehigh University’s Office of Technology Transfer, Rick manages all the daily operations of the office. He has been engaged in many aspects of technology development, commercialization, and innovation, over the course of his career. He has held previous technology commercialization positions at Ohio State University, Columbia University, and Rutgers University. Rick began his technology licensing and commercialization career as a consultant for Innovaro, Inc. where he consulted clients on technology transfer with universities and federal labs.