Chris Fender

Senior Manager, Group Strategy - Innovation, Licensing, & Portfolio Management at KWS Group

Role
Senior Manager Group Strategy - Innovation, Licensing, & Portfolio Management at KWS Group
Location
Columbia, MO, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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Experience

  1. Senior Manager Group Strategy - Innovation, Licensing, & Portfolio Management

    KWS Group

    Jun 2019 — Present · St. Louis, MO, US

    Identify, build, and maintain strategically relevant collaborations with industry, academic, and foundation partners, including negotiation of complex agreements that facilitate long term relationships. Manage and leverage complex IP portfolios including in and out licensing negotiations. Collaborate with internal R&D controlling and project management teams to build and implement portfolio management functionality that provides key leadership with prioritization and decision support systems to better facilitate the R&D budgeting process and ensure projects are aligned with corporate and business unit strategic objectives.

Education

  • University of Missouri-Columbia

    B.S.

    1991 — 1996

  • University of Missouri-Columbia

    M.S.

    1998 — 2000

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