Our experts have significant academic credentials and have all held senior positions in the IP litigation and valuation consulting industry. Our experts are well-known for their thought leadership in areas related to intellectual asset management and valuation, and are best-selling authors of books on the topic of intellectual asset management.
Dr. Patrick H. Sullivan, President & CEO
Dr. Patrick H. Sullivan is an expert on extracting value from intangibles and is considered to be one of the leading conceptual thinkers in the field. He has pioneered the development of methods and practices for analyzing, valuing and managing intangibles as business assets. He has consulted with over 100 organizations on managing and extracting value from intangibles. He is a founding partner of ICMG, a consulting company focused on managing intellectual capital to maximize value. He is also co-founder of the ICM Gathering, comprising managers of intangibles for large, diverse international companies who meet to exchange information on new and innovative management techniques for creating and extracting value from their intangibles. His IP management practice involves the development of IP strategies, aligning IP strategies with business strategies, organizing for IP management, and implementing methods and practices associated with various elements of the management of intangibles for business value.
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Efrat Kasznik, Sr. Vice President
Ms. Kasznik has over 15 years of extensive economic consulting, financial modeling and accounting experience. She specializes in performing valuations of intangible assets for a range of purposes, including: technology donations, mergers & acquisitions, financial reporting, IP transactions, market assessment, transfer pricing, tax planning, and litigation damages. She led complex valuation and litigation engagements for clients, ranging in size from Fortune 100 companies to start-ups, from a diverse range of industries such as automotive, aerospace, telecommunications, industrial chemicals, software, hardware and entertainment. Ms. Kasznik has been affiliated with ICMG, heading the firm’s valuation practice, over the last 10 years. She was also a Director with LECG, a leading global management consulting firm, where she helped create a new practice area around Intellectual Asset Valuation & Management. Ms. Kasznik held several accounting and financial management positions, including the position of Chief Financial Officer for AcrossWorld Communications, a Silicon Valley start-up engaged in building global data communication networks for multinational corporations. She holds an undergraduate degree in accounting and economics from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Suzanne Harrison, Affiliate
Ms. Harrison has worked in the field of intellectual capital management since 1988. As a co-founder of ICMG, Ms. Harrison works with industry leaders, alliance partners and professional organizations to create new methods and tools for organizations looking to manage their intellectual capital. She specializes in strategy formulation, organizational design and process and capability building. Ms. Harrison is the recipient of the Licensing Executives Society North America Fellowship, and is also the current co-chair of the LES Intellectual Capital Committee. She holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of California, Davis, and an MBA from the University of Chicago. She is the co-author of the leading Intellectual Capital book “Edison in the Boardroom”, published by John Wiley and Sons in June of 2001. She is also the author of “Einstein in the Boardroom” which was published by John Wiley and Sons in 2006.
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John M. Raley, Affiliate
John M. Raley has over 30 years of experience in intellectual assets management, international business development, and product/process R&D. He specializes in helping companies align and maximize business value at the intersection of the business, technology, and legal functions. John is an active member in the intellectual asset management profession working to define, create, and benchmark best practices around creating, managing, and extracting value from intellectual assets. John most recently served as Senior Director, Intellectual Assets at Draths Corporation, a start-up company developing technology to make industrial chemicals from bio-based materials. Prior to Draths, John held positions at Cargill, Inc., Kimberly-Clark and Procter & Gamble.
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Naheed Hasnat, Director
Naheed Hasnat has worked in the intellectual capital management field for over a decade. As a Director with ICMG, she focuses on financial and economic consulting support of asset valuation and IP litigation. She specializes in the valuation and analysis of IP and intangible assets for licensing, sales, mergers & acquisitions and donation purposes. Naheed was a Senior Consultant with LECG, a leading global management consulting firm, where she helped establish new practice area around Intellectual Asset Valuation & Management. Prior to this, Naheed was the Director of Market Development at Acrossworld Communications Inc., where she helped build data communications networks in emerging markets. She also worked as a Consultant with Andersen Consulting, helping implement large scale Oracle and SAP financials. She holds an undergraduate degree in accounting and finance from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MIA from the Columbia University, New York.