Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 9, 2001
CLIFFORD M. GROSS serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board of Directors of UTEK Corporation. Dr. Gross previously held the
appointment of Research Professor and Director of the Center for Product
Ergonomics at the University of South Florida. In 1984 he founded the
Biomechanics Corporation of America and served as its CEO until 1995.
Before this he held positions as Acting Director of the Graduate Program
in Ergonomics and Biomechanics at New York University and Chairman of
the Department of Biomechanics at New York Institute of Technology. Dr.
Gross has received 18 patents and has produced numerous publications.
His most recent book, co-authored with Joe Allen, is entitled Technology
Transfer for Entrepreneurs. It describes how companies can utilize
federal laboratory innovations to invigorate their product offerings and
strengthen their core technology. Dr. Gross founded UTEK Corporation to
help accelerate the growth of technology companies with new university
and federal laboratory discoveries. He received his Master's and PhD
degrees from New York University. Profile
CHARLES L. POPE serves as Chief Financial Officer of UTEK Corporation.
From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Pope was Chief Financial Officer for Public
Access Technology, Inc., a company developing and deploying computer
security solutions internationally. From 1975 to 1999, he was with
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, formerly Coopers & Lybrand LLP, where he
served in various management positions including Partner-in-Charge of
Litigation, Dispute Analysis and Investigation Services for the southern
United States. His additional experiences at PricewaterhouseCoopers
included Accounting, Auditing, Business Assurance Services, Business
Advisory Services, Bankruptcy and Business Recovery Consulting, and
partner in the Accounting and SEC National Directorate. Mr. Pope has
significant experience in consulting with SEC and private companies in
various industries. Mr. Pope was a contributing author in the book
entitled Environmental Disputes Handbook published by Wiley Law. He was
also a contributing author to Coopers & Lybrand's book entitled Guide to
Financial Instruments. He received undergraduate degrees in Accounting
and Economics from Auburn University. Profile
Dr. Gross: UTEK is short for university technology. We have developed a
unique equity arbitrage model called U2B_ to help
