Board of Advisors
Gerry Mossinghoff
US Patent Policy Expert
Senior Counsel, Oblon & Spivak
Former Commissioner, United States Patent and Trademark Office
The Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff, a former Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, is Senior Counsel at Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, PC. He is also a visiting Professor of Intellectual Property Law at George Washington University Law School. He has served as US Ambassador to the Diplomatic Conference on the Revision of the Paris Convention and as Chairman of the General Assembly of the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization. Mr. Mossinghoff has also served as President of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and Deputy General Counsel of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Jim McGroddy
R&D Expert
Retired Senior Vice President, Research, IBM
Dr. McGroddy retired from IBM as a Senior Vice President of Research in 1996. He is currently Chairman of the Board of MIQS, a company that provides clinical information systems and electronic medical record capabilities to help manage the care of the chronically ill. Dr. McGroddy also served as Chairman of the Board for Phelps Hospital in Westchester County, NY, as well as for several other healthcare-related companies and organizations. He advises numerous technology startup firms, government agencies and universities.
Nancy Peretsman
Finance Expert
Executive Vice President, Allen & Company
Ms. Peretsman is Executive Vice President and Managing Director at Allen & Company Incorporated, a closely held investment banking firm founded in 1922 that serves as an advisor to a long list of America’s largest corporations. Prior to joining Allen in 1995, she headed the worldwide media investment banking practice at Salomon Brothers. For the past twenty-plus years, Ms. Peretsman has specialized in the media and communications industry. She has also served on the Board of Trustees of Princeton University for 14 years and is currently Emerita Trustee.
John Podesta
Technology Policy Expert
President & CEO, Center for American Progress
Former Chief of Staff to United States’ President Clinton
Mr. Podesta served as Chief of Staff to President Clinton. He is currently President & Chief Executive Officer of the Center for American Progress, an organization committed to finding progressive and pragmatic solutions to significant U.S. domestic and international problems and developing policy proposals that foster a government that is “of the people, by the people, and for the people.” The Center believes in honoring work, building strong communities, fostering effective government and encouraging free and fair markets. Mr. Podesta is considered one of Washington D.C.’s leading experts in government policy and is a regular commentator in news media worldwide on policy matters.