Val Livada’s background spans 25 years in management consulting with a focus on technology innovation and strategy. He was Vice President at Pugh-Roberts Associates, a consulting firm started at the MIT Sloan School of Business and focused on management of innovation issues. Prior to that, he was Director at Braxton Associates, an international strategic planning consulting company. Since 1995 Val has managed his own consulting firm, Weybridge Partners focusing on the successful commercialization of technology. Clients include companies undertaking strategic transitions and firms introducing new technology products and services. Val also works with the UK-based Generics Group and several venture capital firms. Dr. Livada is a visiting lecturer at the Sloan School's Management of Innovation Program. He received his BS from MIT in 1970 and MA/PhD from Tufts University in 1977.