About the Author

Lynn E. Foster is the Emerging Technologies Director of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, one of the largest law firms in the United States. In this position he advises technology companies on technology transfer, patent licensing, strategic partnerships and raising capital.

Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Mr. Foster held technology industry positions in corporate, entrepreneurial, and government settings, among them managing software development in the aerospace industry, heading a start-up, and managing a seed-stage commercialization grant program. He serves on Advisory Boards for the Nano Science and Technology Institute and the International Engineering Consortium, as well as the Executive Committee of the Caltech Enterprise Forum. He authored the first Nanotechnology Trade Study and has directed eight Nanotechnology conferences and trade missions. He also has 20 years of active and reserve service with the U.S. Army, including service in the first Gulf War and Bosnia. He holds an M.B.A. and a B.S. in production and operations management.