Dartmouth College's Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer loses two employees who helped establish the office as they move on to new challenges.
Two Dartmouth College administrators working in the university’s technology transfer office are stepping down from their roles.
Tillman Gerngross, associate provost of the Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer, will step down from his role at the end of June 2016 to focus on his startup businesses and teaching. Gerngross is also a professor at the Thayer School of Engineering.
Trip Davis, executive director of the Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer, will move on to join Fresh Air Sensor, a Dartmouth-affiliated startup that provides air sensors for the home, as a partner and executive.
Davis also said that he expects to continue adjunct teaching at the Turk School of Business.
Both Davis and Gerngross joined the Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer in 2013 to support the creation of the TTO. Both said their leaving is a partial result of their jobs being completed.
Gerngross, speaking on his and Davis’ work over the past three years, said: “We set the institution on a new course. We put in place a new team and took it to the next level.”
It is not yet known if the university will hire anyone to replace Davis and Gerngross or if their responsibilities will be split between other staff.
