David Snyder

Mr. Snyder has over 30 years of experience in the marketing and technology commercialization of hardware and software products. Mr. Snyder spent over 20 years with a Japanese manufacturer of electrical and mechanical components. In one 6-year span, he grew the revenue of a computer peripheral product line from $30 million/yr to $100 million/yr while acquiring major domestic and international customers. When he left the firm, as Director of Business Development, he had licensed several key technologies and managed a strategic relationship with Logitech. Prior to joining Foresight, Mr. Snyder spent 10 years at SAIC, a Fortune 500 Science and Technology consulting firm. There he engaged in numerous efforts to commercialize technologies, spanning functions such as market identification, IP review, technology marketing, patent, and technology valuation, and license negotiation. A member of the Licensing Executive Society (LES) since 2000, he became a Certified Licensing Professional in 2008. He has twice presented at LES functions on selecting and marketing IP for a license to third parties. Currently, he is supporting the CONNECT Springboard program in San Diego by mentoring principals of start-up firms enrolled in the program. He also is advising the Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technologies at San Diego State University.