Business Development for PARC Research Organizations

With years of diverse industry experience, PARC’s business development directors bring rich, unique perspectives to PARC. They collaborate directly with our scientists and researchers to help commercialize technology innovations through licensing, joint venture, and spin-off opportunities.
 

		Mark Grandcolas works with the Computing Sciences Laboratory. Prior to joining PARC, Mark was founder and CEO of Caboodle Networks Inc., one of the first mobile search software companies, which was later acquired by MCN Inc. Previously he served as Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Alliances at Pixo, a venture-backed wireless provisioning platform vendor acquired by Sun Microsystems, Inc. Prior to Pixo, he served as the Vice President of Business Development at PointBase Inc, a venture-backed mobile database vendor later acquired by DataMirror Corp. Mark has served in a number of senior business development and marketing positions at Sun Microsystems and IBM. He has a B.S. in Engineering Science from the University of Texas in Austin, where he graduated with honors.
		Kathleen Hartnett works with the two hardware research laboratories and brings 20 years experience in business development, marketing, and product management of photonics- and advanced materials-based products to PARC. She was previously director of business development at Picarro, where she formed strategic partnerships and OEM relationships for Picarro’s ultra-trace gas analyzers. At Spectra-Physics, Kathleen led the product management team for cw and quasi-cw lasers. Earlier in her career, Kathleen held business development and product management positions at DuPont in the Superconductivity, Separation Systems, and Process Instruments business units. She holds an MBA from University of Delaware, an M.S. in Applied Physics from Oregon Graduate Institute with research focused on semiconductor diode laser design, and an AB in Physics from Bowdoin College. Her thesis work on the dynamics of current modulated phased arrays was based on prototype lasers from Xerox PARC.
		Lawrence Lee works with the Intelligent Systems Laboratory. Prior to joining PARC, Lawrence co-founded Zoundry LLC, one of the first social commerce web services that connected bloggers with online retailers. Previously he served as vice president of business development at Mirror Worlds Technologies, Inc., where he formed strategic partnerships for the venture-backed enterprise and desktop search company that spun off from Yale University. Earlier in his career, Lawrence worked in economic development and was an investor in social ventures. He holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and joint bachelor degrees from Wharton and the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) at the University of Pennsylvania.
		Nitin Parekh works with the two hardware research laboratories, contributing his knowledge of the semiconductor, MEMS, and photonics industries. During his career, he has raised VC funding for startups, led the acquisition of multimillion-dollar public and private companies, and created business units within large corporations. Before joining PARC, Nitin served as vice president of marketing, business development and applications at NanoNexus, Inc. Previously, he was general manager of Novellus Systems’ Optical Products business unit and led the strategic marketing and business development organization. Nitin held prior management positions at Silicon Systems, Texas Instruments, and Philips Netherlands and has chaired numerous international industry committees. He also currently serves on the board of the non-profit Solutions Benefiting Life, which designs micro-enterprises and filters for safe drinking water in developing countries. Nitin launched his career as a Xerox PARC researcher, and has authored 18 publications and patents. He holds an MBA from UCLA and an M.S. degree from Stanford University.
		David Weinerth previously worked with the Computing Sciences Laboratory, and is now working with a PARC cleantech spinoff. Prior to PARC, he helped to establish Technology Ventures Corporation’s California office. As a project manager, he helped early stage technology companies in positioning themselves to be attractive equity funding opportunities. In an earlier role, Dave founded Eberwhite Data Technologies, Inc., in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which provided wireless monitoring solutions for various chemical markets. He also led the automotive business for BOC Gases, and held management and engineering positions at Guardian Industries and the U.S. Army. Dave graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point with a degree in Engineering Management, and has an MBA from the University of Michigan Business School.