Golden Speaker Series: Lesley Millar-Nicholson

This IAP, discover key insights in tech transfer with Golden Speaker, Lesley Millar-Nicholson, MIT's TLO Executive Director. Sponsored by MIT's Technology Licensing Office, the Golden Speaker Series features distinguished members of the MIT community who have been asked to share their academic, research, and tech transfer journeys. This series is a part of MIT's 2024 Independent Activities Period (IAP), a flexible four-week period in January that allows faculty and students to engage in independent study and research, free from the constraints of regular classes.

About the Speaker

Lesley Millar-Nicholson is the Executive Director of MIT’s Technology Licensing Office (TLO) and was part of the Founding Leadership team of MIT Office of Strategic Alliances and Technology Transfer (OSATT) formed in 2019. As TLO Executive Director, she leads a team of technology transfer professionals. Ms. Millar-Nicholson is a past President Board of Governors of Certified Licensing Professionals Inc, a member of AUTM and the Licensing Executive Society, and a past Board Member of Cambridge Enterprise, UK. A native of Scotland, Ms. Millar-Nicholson has a B.Ed., M.Ed., MBA and is a Certified Licensing Professional.