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Darren Cooke

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Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer (Board of Directors) at UC Berkeley Skydeck

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

Board of Directors member serving as Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer.

Experience

  1. University of California, BerkeleyChief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officercurrent2026 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
  2. University of California, BerkeleyExecutive Director, Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Centercurrent2021 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
  3. University of California, BerkeleyInterim Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer2024 — 2026Berkeley, California, United States
  4. University of CaliforniaSpecial Advisor to the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairscurrent2026 — present
  5. Life Science AngelsInvestorcurrent2015 — present
  6. Life Science AngelsMedical Device and Digital Health Chair, Board Member2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  7. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessProfessional Faculty2021 — 2024
  8. Berkeley SkyDeckChair, Bio Track2018 — 2024Berkeley, California, United States
  9. National Science Foundation (NSF)National Faculty, NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps)2017 — 2024
  10. National Science Foundation (NSF)Coach, NSF Convergence Accelerator2019 — 2021
  11. Torvents IPAttorney2015 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  12. LAUNCH: The University of California's Startup AcceleratorFaculty2019 — 2021
  13. The National Institutes of HealthCore Faculty, Innovation Corps (I-Corps) at NIH2020
  14. Bio-Rad LaboratoriesLead IP Counsel2005 — 2015Hercules, California
  15. Covington & Burling LLPPatent Litigation Attorney2002 — 2005San Francisco, California
  16. PERKINS COIE BROWN & BAIN, P.APatent Litigation Attorney1999 — 2002Phoenix, Arizona
  17. University of California, San FranciscoMechanical Engineer1993 — 1995San Francisco, California

Skills & more

Berkeley 1000xEarly-Stage Startups1Lean Startup1Entrepreneurship1Market Research1Intellectual Property31Patents28Patent Litigation15Biotechnology16Licensing15Technology Transfer9Lifesciences2
+9 moreLitigationCorporate LawMergers & AcquisitionsTrade SecretsTrademarksPatent ProsecutionCopyright LawPatentabilityLife Sciences
  • Registered Patent Attorney — USPTO
  • License to Practice Law — State Bar of California

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Colleagues at UC Berkeley Skydeck

Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
EECS Professor (Strategy Council) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Alec Opdyke
Business Development Manager at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Aleksander Kuczek
Ambassador, EMEA at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Allen Yang
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences; Executive Director, FHL Vive Center for Enhanced Reality (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Amy E. Herr
Professor of Bioengineering; Faculty Director, Bakar BioEngunity Hub at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Amy E. Herr, Ph.D.
Professor of Bioengineering; Faculty Director, Bakar BioEnginuity Hub (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Anca Dragan
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences; Director, Interact Lab (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Armando Fox
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck

Frequently asked questions

Who is Darren Cooke?
Board of Directors member serving as Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer.
Where does Darren Cooke work?
Darren Cooke is Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer (Board of Directors) at UC Berkeley Skydeck.
Where did Darren Cooke go to school?
Darren Cooke studied at Columbia Law School (Doctor of Law - JD); University of California, Berkeley (Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering); California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering).

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