Brian Shedd

Brian is honored to be the inaugural Executive Director for the Office of Innovation and Commercialization (OIC) at the University of Texas, Permian Basin, whose mission is to unify and enrich all of the innovation and commercialization activities at UTPB through its education, research, and entrepreneurship programs and to serve as a focal point for more dynamic engagement with the community and industry. OIC works across the entire university and support students, staff, and faculty in their entrepreneurial endeavors and to facilitate interaction with the external community and industry partners via 4 primary activity sets: (1) Technology Transfer, (2) Startup Support, (3) Industry Collaboration, and (4) Product Development. More information on OIC and our team can be found here: www.utpb.edu/innovation

Brian is also the founder and president of Precision Technology Consulting, a freelance consulting company focused on providing technology commercialization services for two major industries: 1) technology-based corporate entities and 2) technology transfer offices.

Brian has previously worked in university technology transfer roles at the University of Houston, LSU, and UCLA and is very active as a volunteer with AUTM on both the Essentials and Negotiations committees.

Brian received a MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA, a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder and a BA in Physical Science from Southwestern University.

He is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana but has lived and worked across the US and internationally.