The Team
SPARK Colorado is a partnership between academic entrepreneurs and CU Anschutz Innovations, driving business development and technology transfer at CU Anschutz. Meet our fellows. or learn about opportunities to work with SPARK program directors and project managers on our review board to support your learning and identify resources.
Gali Baler PhD
Managing Director of Strategy & Operations
Richard Duke PhD, MS
REACH PI | Professor of Medicine
Rebecca Mao PhD, MPH
Assistant Director of Ventures
Michael Holers MD
Director of Faculty Ventures, CU Innovations
Melanie Joy PharmD, PhD, FCCP, FASN
Professor, Director of Innovation & Commercialization; Founder & CEO
Don Morie MBA
Assistant Director of Finance
Taylor Sperry
Venture Operations Program Director
Lily Elizabeth Feldman PhD
Faculty Innovations Program Manager
Kyle Jamar
SPARK Fellow
External Review Board
All SPARK applications are assessed by a rotating external Review Board made up of industry experts from the corporate, healthcare, and entrepreneur community. These applications are evaluated for their commercial potential as well as path and time to impact.