Alan Liby
Manager, Industrial and Economic Development
Dr. Alan Liby is Manager, Industrial and Economic Development Partnerships at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. As a member of the Partnerships Directorate, he works with industry, universities, and regional economic development organizations to develop and implement strategies to use ORNL resources to support new business creation and existing industry growth and competitiveness. He leads initiatives in nanotechnology commercialization, entrepreneurial development and industrial partnerships.
Prior to joining Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Dr. Liby worked as a consultant to small businesses and led technology road mapping projects at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Y-12 National Security Complex. He co-founded Manufacturing Sciences Corporation and relocated the company from Boulder, Colorado to Oak Ridge in 1984. As President until its sale to British Nuclear Fuels in 1998, he led the company in its growth from 3 to more than 200 employees with more than $40 million capital investment in Oak Ridge. Earlier employment included positions with the US Army, General Electric, Dow Chemical and Rockwell International. He was awarded Metallurgical Engineer, MS and PhD degrees from the Colorado School of Mines and served as an adjunct faculty member at that institution. He is a past chairman of the East Tennessee Economic Council and currently serves in board positions for the Oak Ridge Utility District, Oak Ridge Industrial Development Board, Technology 2020, Fairview Technology Center, SunTrust Bank, and the Emory Valley Center Foundation.