Meet the Team
The Innovation & Business Engagement Hub team is an accessible, proactive, and creative group of professionals ready to help you navigate the university, industry, and innovation landscapes. We are here to help.
Principal officers
John MacMillan
- Title
- Vice Chancellor for Research
- Department
- Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
- Phone
- 831-459-3014
- Campus Email
Mark Delos Reyes Davis
- Pronouns
- he, him, his, his, himself
- Title
- Vice Chancellor, University Advancement, & President, UC Santa Cruz Foundation
- Department
- University Advancement
- Phone
- 831-459-2654
- Campus Email
Assistant Vice Chancellor
Ryan A Sharp
- Pronouns
- he, him, his, his, himself
- Title
- Assistant Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Business Engagement
- Phone
- 831-459-1545
- Campus Email
Innovation & Business Engagement Hub team
Yekun Ding
- Title
- Intellectual Property Analyst
- Phone
- 831-502-1398
- Campus Email
Susan Loebl Grasso
- Pronouns
- she, her, her, hers, herself
- Title
- Innovation Programs Manager
- Phone
- 831-502-7304
- Campus Email
Jeffrey Matthew Jackson
- Pronouns
- he, him, his, his, himself
- Title
- Director, Innovation Transfer
- Phone
- 831-459-3976
- Campus Email
Benjamin Legum
- Title
- Director, New Venture Development
- Phone
- 831.502.1446
- Campus Email
Marc P Oettinger
- Title
- Assistant Director, Innovation Transfer
- Phone
- 831-502-0253
- Campus Email
Susan Yep Pearson
- Pronouns
- she, her, her, hers, herself
- Title
- Corporate Development Associate for Business Engagement
- Phone
- 831-502-8576
- Campus Email
Nathan P Westrup
- Title
- Executive Director Business Engagement
- Phone
- 831-459-1086
- Campus Email
