Karthik Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D., Consultant, leading Senex’s Corporate Relationships, Strategic Planning, and Business Development. Dr. Gopalakrishnan is a scientist by training and carried out postdoctoral research at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. He received a Certificate of Professional Development from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business. Dr. Gopalakrishnan started consulting with Senex in 2013 in addition to serving as an Associate Director, Office of Licensing and Ventures at Duke University (2004-2019) and is currently the Director of Licensing and New Ventures at the University of Alabama (Birmingham). He has completed over 150 licensing transactions with companies in the US and internationally with a deal value of over $250M.