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BOISE STATE NEWS RELEASE / February 9, 2009

Boise State University Names Mary Givens Director of New Office of Technology Transfer

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Mary Givens has been named director of the newly formed Office of Technology Transfer within Boise State University’s Division of Research. Givens will implement strategies to develop private sector business opportunities based on faculty research and facilitate relationships with the technology industry and other partners.

Givens is a venture capital industry veteran with experience in providing investment evaluations, business advisory services and financing transaction management.

During the last 10 years, Givens has been integral to Idaho economic development initiatives including the Idaho Department of Commerce’s Office of Science & Technology, Kickstand and the Boise Angel Alliance.

Givens is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of the University of San Francisco McLaren School of Business. She began her career in the financial services industry with the international firm PricewaterhouseCoopers and later with the J.R. Simplot Company.

More information about Mary Givens and the Office of Technology Transfer is available online at http://boisestate.edu/research. 

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Media Contact: Erin Ryan, University Communications, (208) 426-4910, erinryan@boisestate.edu

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