Vice Provost and Dean of Research
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Erik Nielsen
Casual - Non-Exempt, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Staff, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)BioErik Nielsen (he/him/his) is part of the Business Development and Marketing Team (BDM) at Stanford's Office of Technology Licensing (OTL), specifically tasked with the "Search and Rescue" of marketing contacts and company data, preliminary technical marketing, including liaising with inventors and push marketing management, social media management, and special projects as needed. He's worked for Stanford's OTL since early 2018.
Education:
B.A. Psychology, UC Davis
Past experience includes operations, inventory control and data management, accounts receivable, purchasing, and he's held volunteer, member-elected positions as both Board Member at-large and Treasurer for a non-profit local to him in Sacramento, CA. -
Alejandro Ochoa
Research Administrator, Vice Provost and Dean of Research
Current Role at StanfordADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR, VICE PROVOST AND DEAN OF RESEARCH
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Megan J. Palmer
Adjunct Professor, Executive Director of Bio Policy & Leadership Initiatives, Bioengineering
BioDr. Megan J. Palmer is the Executive Director of Bio Policy & Leadership Initiatives at Stanford University. In this role, Dr. Palmer leads integrated research, teaching and engagement programs to explore how biological science and engineering is shaping our societies, and to guide innovation to serve public interests. Based in the Department of Bioengineering, where she is also an Adjunct Professor, she works closely both with groups across the university and with stakeholders in academia, government, industry and civil society around the world.
In addition to fostering broader efforts, Dr. Palmer leads a focus area in biosecurity in partnership with the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) at Stanford. Projects in this area examine how security is conceived and managed as biotechnology becomes increasingly accessible. Her current projects include assessing strategies for governing dual use research, analyzing the diffusion of safety and security norms and practices, and understanding the security implications of alternative technology design decisions.
Dr. Palmer has created and led many programs aimed at developing and promoting best practices and policies for the responsible development of bioengineering. She currently co-chairs the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Synthetic Biology and in a member of the Council of the Engineering Biology Research Consortium (EBRC). For the last ten years she has led programs in safety, security and social responsibility for the international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition, which in 2019 involved over 6000 students in 353 teams from 48 countries. She also founded and serves as Executive Director of the Synthetic Biology Leadership Excellence Accelerator Program (LEAP), an international fellowship program in biotechnology leadership. She advises and works with many other organizations on their strategies for the responsible development of bioengineering, including serving on the board of directors of Revive & Restore, a nonprofit organization advancing biotechnologies for conservation.
Previously, Megan was a Senior Research Scholar and William J. Perry Fellow in International Security at the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), part of FSI, where she is now an affiliated researcher. She also spent five years as Deputy Director of Policy and Practices for the multi-university NSF Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center (Synberc). She has previously held positions as a project scientist at the California Center for Quantitative Bioscience at the University of California Berkeley (where she was an affiliate of Lawrence Berkeley National Labs), and a postdoctoral scholar in the Bioengineering Department at Stanford University. Dr. Palmer received her Ph.D. in Biological Engineering from M.I.T. and a B.Sc.E. in Engineering Chemistry from Queen’s University, Canada. -
Christian Pinedo
Education Program Coordinator, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
BioChristian Pinedo joined Stanford as an Education Program Coordinator with the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI) in 2021. He works with the diverse communities surrounding Artificial Intelligence to pursue cutting-edge research, create useful and responsible AI, and respond thoughtfully to the societal and ethical implications of global AI. He believes that the quality of any intellectual endeavor is improved when participants reflect diversity in the broadest sense, including gender, ethnic and socioeconomic background, but also intellectual, cultural and political perspectives.
Prior to joining Stanford, Christian was an Education Program Manager at the TGR Foundation: A Tiger Woods Charity and worked on providing integrated STEM programs to students in underserved communities.
Christian holds a Bachelors in Cognitive Science from the University of California, San Diego. -
Mary Polen
Administrative Associate, Vice Provost and Dean of Research
Current Role at StanfordBuilding Manager for Dean of Research (DoR), Go between DoR and CRC, Phones, Facilities. Generates requisitions for Supplies, Contracts and Services.
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John Robichaux
Director of Education, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
BioJohn Robichaux is the inaugural Director of Education at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI).
John is an award-winning executive and educator, with 25+ years expertise in advising, building, and growing high-impact organizations within the public, corporate, and philanthropic sectors. Prior to his current role, John served in senior leadership positions at Harvard, Stanford, and Columbia Universities, as well as consultant and advisor to 200+ organizations worldwide in the areas of strategic and executive leadership, organizational and policy design, change leadership, and social impact. John also founded and co-directed Price House, a large international NGO serving refugees, immigrants, political asylum seekers, and their families.
Within higher education, John is widely recognized as the only active administrator to have held leadership positions at three "Ivy Plus" universities in six key areas of university leadership. In 2017, NAASS recognized John's innovation and impact on higher education leadership, describing "The Robichaux Method" as "15 ideas that changed everything" in those fields. He regularly consults for global organizations, with special emphasis on training executives, strategic planning efforts, and change management. Outside these areas, John has also worked on university-wide initiatives in international education, global campus development, interdisciplinary research, teaching and learning, student affairs, religious life, and helped launch dozens of degree programs, research centers, and new schools and campuses.
Academically, John is a Harvard-educated, award-winning human rights scholar. He taught at Harvard and Stanford in the areas of International Relations, Political Science, Religious Studies, Ethics, and Anthropology before making the move to university administration full-time. He has also held director and executive director roles overseeing Human Rights programs at Stanford and Columbia, and Columbia's Critical Issues in International Relations and United Nations Studies programs. Additionally, John has taught in the area of Leadership, and held leadership roles within multiple leadership/ management programs at Harvard, Stanford, and Columbia. He has conducted research or taught in eight countries on four continents.
Some example partners John has worked with (public list): The United Nations, The White House, US State Department, US Congress, European Parliament, European Commission, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, IBM, Facebook, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Nike, LinkedIn, Kaiser Permanente, Dignity Health, the NFL, Johnson & Johnson, Salesforce, PBS, NPR, NASA, National Geographic, The Brookings Institution, Hoover Institution, UNICEF, NYPD, the Miami Dolphins, NASCAR, Brooks Brothers, GoPro, United Way, YMCA, Harvard University, Stanford University, Columbia University, M.I.T., UC-Berkeley, Hong Kong University, University College London, Singapore University of Technology & Design, The University of California, California State University, European University Institute, Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs), New York City Public Schools, San Francisco Public Schools, Washington, DC Public Schools, Miami-Dade Public Schools, Office of the State Superintendent of Education (Washington, DC), Boys and Girls Club of America, Harlem Children’s Zone, American Friends Service Committee, US Conference of Bishops, Lutheran Refugee Services, National Conference for Community & Justice, Rotary International, the KIPP Foundation, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, and the Malone Foundation, among others.
John and his family have more than 90 years of combined service to Stanford. A native Louisiana Cajun, today he lives on Stanford's campus in Silicon Valley with his wife and daughter. -
Ellyn Segal
Biosafety and Biosecurity Manager, Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S)
Current Role at StanfordManager for Biosafety and Biosecurity Program, Stanford University
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Michael Sellitto
Deputy Director, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
BioMichael Sellitto is Deputy Director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.
From 2015-2018, Michael served in the White House as Director for Cybersecurity Policy on the National Security Council staff. In that role he led international engagement on cybersecurity policy and strategy, promoted international adoption of a framework for strategic stability in cyberspace, and advanced U.S. interests on issues related to the digital economy and Internet governance. He also led international negotiations to develop cybersecurity partnerships, such as the Framework for the U.S.-India Cyber Relationship, announced in June 2016 by President Obama and Prime Minister Modi.
Prior to his work at the White House, Michael served as Special Assistant to Deputy Secretaries of State William J. Burns (2014) and Antony Blinken (2015), advising the Deputies on political, energy, security, and trade issues related to South and Central Asia and on worldwide cyber policy and counterterrorism strategy and operations. He served as the Coordinator for the 2015 Leaders’ Summit on Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism, chaired by President Obama at the United Nations in New York. Previously, Michael served as Special Assistant to the State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism, supporting the Coordinator in the development and execution of the full range of counterterrorism strategy, policy, and programs worldwide, as well as in the conduct of bilateral and multilateral diplomacy. He also covered counterterrorism policy and programs in the East Asia and Pacific region for the State Department Bureau of Counterterrorism and served as a Political Officer on the State Department China Desk, where his portfolio included China’s bilateral counterterrorism and law enforcement cooperation and China’s external relations.
Prior to joining the State Department, Michael was a Presidential Management Fellow in the Directorate of Strategic Operational Planning at the National Counterterrorism Center.
Since 2016, Michael has been a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He holds degrees of Master in Public Policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and Bachelor of Science from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. -
Amanda Rachel Septimus
Casual - Non-Exempt, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Staff, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)BioAmanda has worked as part of the business development and marketing team of Stanford OTL since 2015.
