Todd A. Cleland

About Todd A. Cleland

Senior corporate relations leader with 15+ years experience advancing university–industry partnerships. Proven track record building strategic engagement programs, stewarding key corporate relationships, and aligning research strengths with industry needs—grounded in 20+ years working in the tech industry in R&D, management and new business roles.

Experience

1. Consultant

   UI Collab

   Jul 2023 — Present

   Member of the UI Collab consulting team, with a focus on helping clients develop strategies for improving university-industry engagement.

Education

• Princeton University

  B.S.E., Chemical Engineering

  1979 — 1983

• University of California, Berkeley

  Ph.D., Chemical Engineering

  1983 — 1988

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  SM Management, Management of Technology (MBA equivalent)

  2002 — 2003

Skills

• Business
• Competitive Analysis
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Product Management
• Process Simulation
• Management Consulting
• Change Management
• Proposal Writing
• Process Improvement
• Design of Experiments
• Product Development
• Marketing
• Analysis
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Fundraising
• Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• IT Strategy
• Engineering
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Research
• Thin Films
• Strategy
• Program Management
• New Business Development
• Business Strategy
• R&D
• Process Engineering
• Public Speaking
• Data Analysis
• Six Sigma
• Market Research
• Project Management
• Management
• Team Building
• Executive Management
• Team Leadership
• Business Planning