Gayathri Srinivasan, PhD

Gayathri Srinivasan, PhD

Gayathri Srinivasan, PhD is the Executive Director of Corporate Relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In this role, she leads the MIT Industrial Liaison Program and MIT Startup Exchange.14

Background

• Srinivasan has a PhD and her areas of expertise include biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, genetics, and nucleic acid chemistry with a focus on archaeal energy metabolism.3
• Prior to joining MIT, she held a position at Emory University where she served as the Executive Director of Corporate Relations.56

Responsibilities at MIT

As Executive Director of Corporate Relations, Srinivasan's key responsibilities include12:

• Developing and cultivating relationships with corporate and international sponsors to facilitate research engagements and projects at MIT
• Enabling external partners to realize value in intellectual property developed at MIT
• Supporting MIT faculty and PIs with strategic and tactical execution for converting promising external engagements into agreements
• Operating research, education, and innovative programs on campus and globally

Contact Information

• Email: gayatri@mit.edu2
• Phone: 617-258-65541
• Office: E90-12401