Richard Chylla, executive director of MSU Technologies, has taken over as chairman of Autm's board of directors, succeeding Alison Campbell.
Richard Chylla (pictured), executive director of Michigan State University’s tech transfer office MSU Technologies, became chairman of the board of directors of non-profit professional association Autm last week.
Chylla will be chairman for one year and replaces Alison Campbell, director of national tech transfer policy and support office Knowledge Transfer Ireland. Campbell had held the position since February 2018 and remains on the board of directors.
Chylla will be replaced in 12 months by Marc Sedam, associate vice provost for innovation and new ventures and managing director of UNHInnovation, the commercialisation arm of University of New Hampshire.
Chylla has been with MSU since March 2012, taking oversight of the university’s 20-person tech transfer team and the management of its intellectual property portfolio.
He has amassed more than 20 years of tech transfer experience. Prior to joining MSU, Chylla was at University of Michigan’s College of…
