UTRF Board Of Directors
- Chair: Michael Paulus, PhD | Director | Technology Transfer at ORNL, Oak Ridge
- Wesley Byerly, PharmD | Vice Chancellor for Research | UT Health Science Center, Memphis
- Deborah Crawford, PhD | Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development | University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Chris Glover | CEO and President | VW Group of America Chattanooga Operations LLC, Chattanooga
- Tracy Thompson | CEO | Focus Health Group, Knoxville
- Ted Townsend | President and CEO | Greater Memphis Chamber, Memphis
- Lang Wiseman, Esq. | UT Board of Trustees Representative
Officers
- Chair: Michael Paulus, PhD | Director | Technology Transfer at ORNL, Oak Ridge
- President: Maha Krishnamurthy, PhD, MBA | UT Research Foundation, University of Tennessee
- Vice President—Multi-Campus Office: Kusum Rathore, PhD | UT Research Foundation
- Vice President—UT Health Science Center Office: Todd Ponzio, PhD | UT Research Foundation
- Treasurer: Luke Lybrand, CPA, CIA | Treasurer, Office of Finance and Administration, University of Tennessee
- Assistant Treasurer: Ron Loewen, MBA | Budget Director, University of Tennessee
- Secretary and General Counsel: William E. Mason, JD | Kennerly, Montgomery & Finley, P.C., Knoxville
Health Science Center Executive Committee Members
- Chair: Wesley Byerly, PharmD | Vice Chancellor for Research, UT Health Science Center
- Patrick Fisher | Vice President and General Manager, Stryker
- Charles Hurst | Business Executive
- Maha Krishnamurthy, PhD, MBA | President, UT Research Foundation, University of Tennessee
- Wei Li, PhD | Distinguished Professor, College of Pharmacy, UT Health Science Center
- Alisha Melton | Executive Director, Office of Research, Outreach and Economic Development, UT Martin
- Lang Wiseman, Esq. | Attorney, Baker Donelson, Nashville and Memphis
Multi-Campus Executive Committee Members
- Chair: Deborah Crawford, PhD | Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Jennifer Caldwell, PhD | Group Leader, Technology Commercialization, ORNL, Oak Ridge
- Dan Hurst | President and Founder, Strata-G, Knoxville
- Maha Krishnamurthy, PhD, MBA | President, UT Research Foundation, University of Tennessee
- Reinhold Mann, PhD | Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
- Hongwei Xin, PhD | Dean and Director, UT AgResearch, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Lang Wiseman, Esq. | Attorney, Baker Donelson, Nashville and Memphis
Auditing Committee
- Wesley Byerly, PharmD | Vice Chancellor for Research, UT Health Science Center
- Dawn Mosteit, CPA | Vice President, Customer Service, Knoxville Utilities Board
- Michael Paulus, PhD | Director, Technology Transfers at ORNL, Oak Ridge