Juan Felipe Vallejo

Juan Felipe Vallejo
Director of Innovation Development
213.821.5000
jvallejo@usc.edu

Juan Felipe Vallejo is responsible for directing new programs that will help faculty and students get their innovations into society. Juan Felipe plays a key role in the development of strategies to connect innovators from across the campus to each other as well as with the business community to transform ideas into successful ventures and innovations. An MBA graduate of the USC Marshall School of Business and a member of the National Honorary Business Society, Mr. Vallejo is also an electrical engineer who received his Masters Degree with honors from California State University at Northridge, as well as a Professional Certificate in International Trade from UCLA. Prior to joining USC Stevens, Juan Felipe held posts as Project Manager at the USC Marshall School of Business Center for Technology Commercialization and as the Administrative Manager for the Pasadena Angels, a local group of leading private investors that provide long-term human and financial capital to help build successful companies. Juan Felipe also brings extensive experience as an applications engineer in the semiconductor testing industry.


 

Team at USC Stevens

Krisztina Holly
Vice Provost
Executive Director


Communications

Elisa Wiefel
Director of Communications


Operations

Arnel Mendoza
Director of Information Technology

Gretchen Villaluz – Picazo
Executive Assistant to Vice Provost and Office Manager

Nikki Berhane
Finance / Business Analyst


Licensing Team

Joe Koepnick
Director of Licensing

Chris Moulding
Senior Licensing Associate, Health Science

Toni Gray
Senior Licensing Associate, Health Science

Bonnie Phan
Licensing / Marketing Specialist, Health Science

Cindy Santorelli
Licensing / Marketing Coordinator

Ed Beres
Licensing Associate

John Sweet
Licensing Associate

Joyce Williams
Administrative Assistant, Compliance

Keith Johnson
Senior Patent Advisor


Innovation Studies

Peter Beerel
Faculty Chair, Innovation Studies


Innovation Development

Juan Felipe Vallejo
Director of Innovation Development


Naming Donors

Mark and Mary Stevens