Yatin Karpe

Yatin Karpe, PhD, RTTP, currently serves as the Assistant Vice President for Innovation & Commercialization at Texas State University, a role commenced in September 2023. With extensive experience in technology commercialization and intellectual property management, Yatin has held positions such as Director of Technology Commercialization at Rowan University from July 2017 to August 2023 and Associate Director of Technology Transfer at Lehigh University from September 2006 to June 2017. Additionally, Yatin has contributed to the AUTM Foundation as a Board Member since May 2019 and served as Cabinet Chair for the Professional Development Portfolio at AUTM from March 2016 to March 2021. Academic qualifications include a PhD in Technology Management from North Carolina State University and a Master's degree in Textile Science from the University of Georgia.