Founder and CEO @ Biz Strategy Consulting (May 2013 - Present)
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) @ (December 2019 - October 2025)
Co-Founder and CEO @ (November 2014 - October 2024)
Senior Associate @ The Context Network (May 2013 - September 2024)
Director, Licensing Department @ Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. (September 2009 - April 2013)
Member @ McKee, Voorhees and Sease, PLC (July 2003 - September 2009)
Patent Litigation Associate @ (January 2000 - January 2003)
Tennis Instructor @ Steve Smith's Summer School of Tennis (January 1993 - January 1995)
Summer Computer Programming Intern @ (May 1992 - August 1992)
Steven Smith Education
Indiana University Bloomington
J.D. (Intellectual Property)
1997-2000
University of Northern Iowa
Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Management Information Systems, General)
1993-1997
Ankeny High School 1989-1993
Steven Smith Skills
Startup and Scale-up Advising
Venture Studio Building
Platform Strategy and Execution Planning
Board Member
University Innovation Support
Innovation Development
Innovation Management
Licensing
Patent Litigation
Biotechnology
Intellectual Property
Patents
Litigation
Contract Negotiation
Technology Transfer
Strategic Planning
Business Strategy
Contract Negotiations
Negotiation
Licensing Agreements
Corporate Law
Life Sciences
Compliance
Corporate Governance
Trade Secrets
Civil Litigation
Intellectual Property Strategy
Patent Prosecution
Negotiating Contracts
Strategy Development
Agribusiness
Joint Ventures
Business Planning
Market Analysis
Genetics
Corn
Regulatory Affairs
Agriculture
Commercialization
Trademarks
Mediation
International Business
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Chemistry
Communication Skills
Lifesciences
Start-ups
Strategy
Leadership
Management
Business Development
Enterprise Marketing
Marketing
Executive Leadership
Organizational Leadership
Patent Law
Advanced Biofuel
Brand Development
Business Unit Management
Copyright Law
Corporate Strategy
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Financial Modeling
Funding Applications
Intellectual Property Infringement
Intellectual Property Valuation
International Intellectual Property
Interoperability
Investor Development
Investor Presentations
Licensing Negotiations
Partner Relationship Management
Patent Licensing
Patent Portfolio Analysis
Patent Portfolio Management
Patent Preparation
Patentability
Practice Group Management
Precision Agriculture
Press Releases
Product Design
Product Development
Product Management
Professional Mentoring
Professional Services
Program Development
Program Management
Project Leadership
Project Management
Reputation Management
Research and Development (R&D)
Resource Management
Software Licensing
Strategic Negotiations
Strategic Partnerships
Sustainable Agriculture
Trademark Infringement
Trademark Law
Trademark Registration
Writing
Commercial Litigation
Technology
Start Ups
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Steven Smith Summary
Steven Smith, based in Ankeny, IA, US, is currently a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Embedded Entrepreneur at Rise Energy. Steven Smith brings experience from previous roles at Early Ag, AGnosis, Biz Strategy Consulting and BioConnect Iowa. Steven Smith holds a 1997 - 2000 J.D. in Intellectual Property @ Indiana University Bloomington. With a robust skill set that includes Startup and Scale-up Advising, Venture Studio Building, Platform Strategy and Execution Planning, Board Member, University Innovation Support and more. Steven Smith has 2 emails and 4 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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