Rae Lundberg has over six years' experience in higher education support, with UC Berkeley and Murray State University in Kentucky, where they received their MFA in Creative Writing. Rae has previously worked as a freelance journalist, copy editor, podcast producer, and English teacher.
The Office of Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances (IPIRA) has the mission of enhancing the research enterprise of the world's best public university by establishing multifaceted collaborations with companies. IPIRA consists of three divisions: the Industry Alliances Office, Office of Technology Licensing, and Equity Solutions Services.
Office of Intellectual Property & Industry Research Alliances (IPIRA)
Debra Summers has served as director of marketing and communications for the UC Berkeley Office of Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances since 2019.
Debra connects industry partners with inventors to commercialize UC Berkeley's research and innovation through licensing, strategic alliances, and industry sponsored research for IPIRA and its peer divisions, the Industry Alliances Office and the Office of Technology Licensing. She provides direction related to campus innovation and entrepreneurship, digital wayfinding systems, SBIR/STTR programs, diversity, equity, and...
Peter Gudlewski has been at UC Berkeley since March 2020. Prior to joining the Industry Alliances Office in December 2023, Peter worked in the Sponsored Projects Office at UCB. Before UCB, he was a Senior Negotiator in the Industry Contracts Office at Iowa State University and a Grants Administrator with the ISU Office of Sponsored Projects Administration.
When he is away from work, Peter enjoys tabletop gaming, playing the cello, and exploring his newly adopted hometown of Chicago, Illinois. He has an MBA and a BA in English Literature, both from Iowa State University.