leadership

Portrait of Maha Krishnamurthy
Maha Krishnamurthy
President and CEO
865-974-1882
mkrishn1@tennessee.edu
Kusum Rathore's headshot. 2026
Kusum Rathore
UTRF Vice President
Knoxville Office
865-974-1882
krathore@tennessee.edu
James Parrett, JD, PharmD headshot
James Parrett
UTRF Vice President
Memphis Office
901-448-1146
jparrett@tennessee.edu

licensing

Portrait of Gregory Sechrist
Gregory Sechrist
Technology Manager
Knoxville Office
865-974-1882
gsechris@tennessee.edu
Derek Eitzmann
Assistant Technology Manager
Knoxville Office
865-974-1882
deitzman@tennessee.edu
Tyler Newton's headshot
Tyler Newton
Assistant Technology Manager
Knoxville Office
865-974-1882
cnewto12@tennessee.edu
Portrait of Tulika Rastogi
Tulika Rastogi
Assistant Technology Manager
Memphis Office
901-448-7825
trastogi@tennessee.edu

legal

Portrait of CeCe Ging
CeCe Ging
Staff Attorney
865-974-1882
cging@tennessee.edu

marketing

Rachel Kilpatrick headshot
Rachel Kilpatrick
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
865-974-9559
rkilpat2@tennessee.edu

UT Ventures

Robyn Geron headshot
Robyn Geron
Director, UT Ventures
865-974-9964
rgeron@tennessee.edu

accounting-compliance

Portrait of Samantha Jeffers
Samantha Jeffers
Budget Director
865-974-0772
sjeffer6@tennessee.edu
Katelyn Wysong headshot
Katelyn Wysong
Accounting Manager
865-974-3093
kdebolt@utk.edu
Portrait of Teresa Cooper
Teresa M. Cooper
Accounting Assistant
865-974-1836
tcoope20@tennessee.edu
Portrait of Rebecca Latura
Rebecca Latura
Patent Coordinator
865-974-1834
rlatura@tennessee.edu
Portrait of Shelby Miller
Shelby Miller
Office Manager
865-974-1882
smill114@tennessee.edu
Portrait of Tinieka Thrailkill
Tinieka Thrailkill
Intellectual Property Paralegal
Memphis Office
901-448-7827
ttriple2@tennessee.edu
Portrait of Darleen Weigel
Darleen Weigel
Business Incubator Coordinator
865-974-4607
dweigel@utk.edu