Erik Iverson

Chief Executive Officer at Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation - WARF

Speaker

Erik Iverson is Chief Executive Officer of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), a nonprofit, mission-driven organization supporting scientific research within the UW–Madison community for more than 90 years. He joined WARF in June 2016. WARF is the designated patent management organization for UW, partnering with university researchers on patenting and licensing their discoveries and providing grants to the UW to support further research.
Iverson has over 20 years of executive experience leading organizations and programs committed to entrepreneurial efforts that positively impact people worldwide. Prior to joining WARF, he served as a lead executive at the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), attorney at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and within the law firm of Perkins Coie.
He holds a B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College, J.D. from the University of North Dakota, and an LL.M. from New York University.