Rosibel Ochoa, PhD

Member of the Advanced Advisory Committee @ Mission Driven Capital Partners LLC

About

Innovation ecosystem builder, experienced in creation of regional and international programs on innovation, entrepreneurship and technology commercialization. Programs have supported over 600 technology ventures, more than 2500 students. Secured over $20 Million in grants from federal and private sources to support building of an inclusive infrastructure that supports regional and academic tech entrepreneurs Oversees University intellectual property portfolio and leads corporate strategic partnerships that have led to significant corporate investment in the region and the university. Expert consultant to international organizations (IDB, OAS) in matters of entrepreneurship, technology development and commercialization in Latin America. Member of of the governing council of the United Nations' Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries. Specialties: Early stage technology commercialization, entrepreneurship, technology licensing, energy storage, materials, catalysis.

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City

United States

Industry

Higher Education

Skill

technology assessment, Catalysis, Translational Research, Materials, Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer, Technology Evaluation, Energy Storage, Entrepreneurship, Nanotechnology, Start-ups, Licensing, Commercialization, Venture Capital, Innovation Management, Innovation, Cleantech, Program Management, Corporate Development, Strategic Planning

Experience

Member of the Advanced Advisory Committee

Mission Driven Capital Partners LLC

2024-8 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

Principal Lead, InSoCal Accelerate Hub

California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)

2024-4 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

Chair of the Working Group OASIS Park

University of California, Riverside

2024-1 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

Associate Vice Chancellor Technology Partnerships

University of California, Riverside

2016-7 - Present · 10 yrs 3 mos

Riverside California

Oversees Strategic Academic Partnerships focused on technology transfer , industrial research collaboration, entrepreneurship and economic development at UC Riverside. She leads programs that support strategic regional economic development based on technology entrepreneurship and workforce development this includes the OASIS Regional Economic Development Initiative that will build the first $50 Million Innovation Park focused on sustainability in the Inland Empire. Since joining UC Riverside in mid- 2016, she has raised over $33 million in private, government and non profit grants to build a regional innovation ecosystem in the Inland Southern California. She has built a team of 24 associates and 20 entrepreneurs in residence driving the commercialization of academic research, training of the entrepreneurial workforce and supporting technology entrepreneurs start and grow their companies. Her team negotiates over 300 sponsored research and licensing agreements with industry and startups per year and manages a portfolio of over 200 patents. Her Office’s entrepreneurship programs have supported more than 600 technology ventures that have raised over $80 Million in capital and created more than 500 jobs.

Chair of Working Group for the Basis of Design of the OASIS Park

University of California, Riverside

2022-10 - 2025-1 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Riverside County, California, United States

Project Director OASIS Accelerator

UC Riverside

2021-12 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

Sustainability focused startup accelerator aimed at building a diverse pipeline of technology entrepreneurs in controlled environment agriculture, sustainable logistics and air quality monitoring. Program funded by the Irvine Foundation

Co-Chair Education and Training, UC-Wide Ad Hoc Committee on DEI in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

University of California Office of the President

2021-8 - Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

Co-Principal Investigator-Life Science Incubator

U.S. Economic Development Administration

2019-4 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

UC Riverside

Secured $2.5 funds for equipment to launch a life science incubator on the UCR campus to support ag biotech and life science startups for the Inland Empire region.

Board Member

RIVERSIDE ExCITE

2016-10 - Present · 10 yrs

Riverside

Riverside ExCITE is a technology focused incubator located in downtown Riverside. Riverside ExCITE is a partnership among the City of Riverside, the County of Riverside and the University of California Riverside. It provides space, mentoring support and access to capital to early stage companies that want to grow in the region.

Board Member

National Latina Business Women Association - Inland Empire

2018-4 - Present · 8 yrs 6 mos

Riverside

Non Profit organization that aims to support the creation and growth of Latina-based business in the Inland Empire.

Principal Investigator-Strategic Collaboration

Eurosemillas SA

2018-6 - Present · 8 yrs 4 mos

Inland Empire California

Oversees coordination and implementation of a multi-year agreement between UCR and european innovation company Eurosemillas. Collaboration is focused on expanding international reach of UCR IP portfolio and public private partnerships.