Staff

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Alan L. Liby

Dr. Alan Liby is a Economic Development Manager at Oak Ridge National Laboratory with responsibilities in Technology Transfer and Economic Development and the UT/ORNL Center for Homeland Security and Counterproliferation. At TTED he is working with ORNL management, regional universities and regional economic development organizations to develop strategies to increase industrial collaboration and business creation associated with nanotechnology and neutron science. At CHSC he is establishing partnerships and developing homeland security projects among ORNL and Tennessee Valley Corridor industries and universities.

Prior to joining Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Dr. Liby worked as a consultant providing operations, technical, marketing, business management, and technology strategy help to small businesses, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Y-12 National Security Complex. He co-founded Manufacturing Sciences Corporation and relocated the company 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 and as an adjunct faculty member at the Colorado School of Mines. He is a past chairman of the East Tennessee Economic Council and currently serves in board positions for Technology 2020, the Oak Ridge Utility District, SunTrust Bank and the Emory Valley Center Foundation.