Spencer Pugh

Dr. Spencer Pugh is an executive with over 40 years of experience in technology development, product commercialization, and business management.    He is the Principal of Prospect Ridge Consulting, LLC, and serves as Chief Scientist and Board Director of the start-up MagPlasma.  Most recently, he was Vice-President, Research and Development, for Michelman, a specialty chemical company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.   Prior to that, Spencer was the Vice-President and General Manager of the Energy and Environment Global Business Unit of Battelle, the research and development non-profit headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.  He started his professional career with the Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester NY, where Spencer was a Senior Laboratory Head.  He holds a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Stanford University.   He is a Six Sigma Black Belt and is also a Certified Licensing Professional (CLP), licensed by the Licensing Executives Society (LES). He has been active in the Innovation Research Interchange (IRI) for over 15 years and has served on its Board of Directors twice.