Misti Ushio, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President and Managing Director
Harris & Harris

Ms. Ushio has served as Principal since January 2010. She served as Vice President and Associate from May 2007 to December 2009. From June 2006 to May 2007, she was a Technology Licensing Officer at Columbia University, where she managed the nanotechnology and materials science invention and patent portfolios. From May 1996 to May 2006, she was employed by Merck & Co., Inc., most recently as a Senior Biochemical Engineer with the Bioprocess R&D group. She is a graduate of University College London (Ph.D., Biochemical Engineering), Lehigh University (M.S., Chemical Engineering) and Johns Hopkins University (B.S., Chemical Engineering).