Put in the driving seat of Oxford University Innovation’s new social enterprise campaign, Mark Mann – this year’s Personality of the Year – surely has one of the most fascinating jobs in academic tech transfer.

University of Southern Mississippi has hired alumnus Brian Cuevas as director of the Office of Technology Development to oversee the full spectrum of technology transfer activities.

Greg Milani, a senior managing director at Stanford’s endowment, is reportedly leaving his position later this year with the university locked in a potentially damaging lawsuit with MedWhat.

Andrew Williamson has become managing partner of Cambridge Innovation Capital after more than two years as investment director.

Keren Primor Cohen has been promoted to CEO of Tel Aviv University’s TTO as the successor to Shlomo Nimrodi, who has departed after seven years in the post.

Bill Brizzard will end his tenure as executive director of Indiana University’s Innovation and Commercialization Office to be replaced by Karen White on a temporary basis.

Katherine Ku has taken on a board position at University of Utah Research Foundation in addition to her existing appointment as chief licensing adviser at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati.

Tom Risch has been appointed permanent executive director and vice-provost for research and tech transfer for Arkansas State University’s branch of the Arkansas Biosciences Institute.

Sohaib Mir has earned a promotion to principal having joined Cambridge Innovation Capital to provide business expertise in the life science space in 2014.

Chris Downing will stand aside as vice-president and director of Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute, drawing the curtain on more than three decades at Georgia Tech.