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Lesley Millar Lesley Millar has served as the Director of the Office of Technology Management (OTM) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since 2006 after serving as Interim Director for most of 2005; she originally joined the Office in 2002 as an Engineering Technology Manager. As Director, Ms. Millar leads a team of more than 20 professionals responsible for the identification, protection, marketing and licensing of intellectual property arising from the more than $500 million in research conducted on campus. She also works with a wide range of campus, corporate, and community partners, furthering the office’s mission to encourage innovation, enhance research and facilitate economic development. Prior to joining the OTM, Ms. Millar had an extensive career in government in England where she worked in consulting, contract and small business management, strategic planning, and policy development. Her direction during 13 years of service as a Section Leader for Information Technology Strategy and Consulting in the Bristol City Council involved interactions with both national government and local community leaders. Ms. Millar also oversaw a team managing the introduction of new legislation to the Bristol city council, and was subsequently responsible for the award, implementation, and management of contracts across a range of service areas. A native of Scotland, Ms. Millar earned a bachelors degree in Education Dunfermline College (now part of the University of Edinburgh) and came to the United States for a masters degree in Education at the University of Georgia, Athens. While earning her MBA at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ms. Millar also served as the Executive Student Director of OSBI Consulting, where she managed operations of the consulting arm of the MBA program. | | |||||
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