About Us
Arizona Science and Technology Enterprises LLC (AzTE) was established in 2003 as an Arizona Limited Liability company with the ASU Foundation as its sole member. Pursuant to agreements with Arizona State University, AzTE operates as the exclusive intellectual property management and technology transfer organization for ASU. AzTE conducts its activities on behalf of ASU in accordance with policies of the Arizona Board of Regents and ASU. AzTE also collaborates with other universities on technology transfer.
The AzTE executive team is comprised of industry and university veterans with years of professional experience in:
- technology evaluation
- product development
- technology marketing
- capital formation
- operations/management
- IP protection
- industry relationships
- licensing & commercialization
Augustine V. Cheng
Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer
Tel: 480.884.1996 Email: acheng@azte.com Legal Team Jill E. Uhl
Resident Patent Counsel
Tel: 480.884.1986 Email: juhl@azte.comRomy Schlecht
General Counsel and Secretary
Tel: 480.884.1988 Email: romy@azte.com Venture Development Charlie Lewis
Vice President of Venture Development
Tel: 480.884.1993 Email: clewis@azte.com Life Sciences Team Jack Geltosky, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President of Business Development
Tel: 480.884.1989 Email: jgeltosky@azte.comThomas C. Goodman, Ph.D.
Director of Business Development
Tel: 480.884.1648 Email: tomgoodman@azte.comJeremy W. Burdon, Ph.D.
Director of Intellectual Assets
Tel: 480.884.1994 Email: jburdon@azte.comJeanine Cordova
Intern, Graduate Student Life Sciences
Tel: 480.884.1564 Email: jmcordo@mainex1.asu.eduAnne Lejeune
Intern, Graduate Student Life Sciences
Tel: 480.884.1564 Email: Auue.Lejeune@asu.eduBalakumar Thangaraj
Intern Life Sciences
Physical Sciences Team Kenneth J. Polasko, Ph.D.
Vice President of Business Development
Tel: 480.884.1990 Email: kpolasko@azte.comBill Loux
Director of Business Development
Tel: 480.884.1992 Email: bloux@azte.comPhil Dowd, Ph.D.
Director of Intellectual Assets
Tel: 480.884.1982 Email: pdowd@azte.comStephen Benyi
Intern, Graduate Student Physical Sciences
Neelankantan Mani
Intern, Graduate Student Physical Sciences
Tel: 480.884.1968 Email: nmani@mainex1.asu.eduArundhati Banerjee
Intern Physical Sciences
Jonathan Blaich
Intern Physical Sciences
Tel: 480.884.1968 Email: Jonathan.Blaich@asu.edu Operations & Finance Natasha B. Bruss
Chief Operating Officer
Tel: 480.884.1995 Email: nbruss@azte.comNicole M. Reilly
Director of Finance and Administration
Tel: 480.884.1987 Email: nreilly@azte.comJennifer Altomare
Data Manager
Tel: 480.884.1997 Email: jaltomare@azte.comCatherine Puckett
Administrative Assistant
Tel: 480.884.1998 Email: cpuckett@azte.comBadi Ebrahimi
Intern, Undergraduate Student
Tel: 480.884.1968 Email: badi.ebrahimi@asu.eduLeesa Bowman
Intern, Undergraduate Student
Tel: 480.884.1649 Email: Leesa.Bowman@asu.edu
Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer
Tel: 480.884.1996 Email: acheng@azte.com Legal Team Jill E. Uhl
Resident Patent Counsel
Tel: 480.884.1986 Email: juhl@azte.comRomy Schlecht
General Counsel and Secretary
Tel: 480.884.1988 Email: romy@azte.com Venture Development Charlie Lewis
Vice President of Venture Development
Tel: 480.884.1993 Email: clewis@azte.com Life Sciences Team Jack Geltosky, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President of Business Development
Tel: 480.884.1989 Email: jgeltosky@azte.comThomas C. Goodman, Ph.D.
Director of Business Development
Tel: 480.884.1648 Email: tomgoodman@azte.comJeremy W. Burdon, Ph.D.
Director of Intellectual Assets
Tel: 480.884.1994 Email: jburdon@azte.comJeanine Cordova
Intern, Graduate Student Life Sciences
Tel: 480.884.1564 Email: jmcordo@mainex1.asu.eduAnne Lejeune
Intern, Graduate Student Life Sciences
Tel: 480.884.1564 Email: Auue.Lejeune@asu.eduBalakumar Thangaraj
Intern Life Sciences
Physical Sciences Team Kenneth J. Polasko, Ph.D.
Vice President of Business Development
Tel: 480.884.1990 Email: kpolasko@azte.comBill Loux
Director of Business Development
Tel: 480.884.1992 Email: bloux@azte.comPhil Dowd, Ph.D.
Director of Intellectual Assets
Tel: 480.884.1982 Email: pdowd@azte.comStephen Benyi
Intern, Graduate Student Physical Sciences
Neelankantan Mani
Intern, Graduate Student Physical Sciences
Tel: 480.884.1968 Email: nmani@mainex1.asu.eduArundhati Banerjee
Intern Physical Sciences
Jonathan Blaich
Intern Physical Sciences
Tel: 480.884.1968 Email: Jonathan.Blaich@asu.edu Operations & Finance Natasha B. Bruss
Chief Operating Officer
Tel: 480.884.1995 Email: nbruss@azte.comNicole M. Reilly
Director of Finance and Administration
Tel: 480.884.1987 Email: nreilly@azte.comJennifer Altomare
Data Manager
Tel: 480.884.1997 Email: jaltomare@azte.comCatherine Puckett
Administrative Assistant
Tel: 480.884.1998 Email: cpuckett@azte.comBadi Ebrahimi
Intern, Undergraduate Student
Tel: 480.884.1968 Email: badi.ebrahimi@asu.eduLeesa Bowman
Intern, Undergraduate Student
Tel: 480.884.1649 Email: Leesa.Bowman@asu.edu
