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Vice President, Technology Opportunities and Ventures
Marc Sedam is the Vice President of Technology Opportunities & Ventures at NYU Langone Health and New York University, a role he has held since 2021. With over 30 years of experience in biotech and technology commercialization, he is recognized internationally for his expertise in innovation, early-stage startup support, and technology transfer. At NYU, he oversees a team of 40 professionals managing $1.3 billion in annual research, 1,500 patents, 250 startups, and directs a $25 million venture fund that invests in startup opportunities that have the potential to positively impact human health.
Before joining NYU, Sedam was Vice Provost for Innovation and New Ventures at the University of New Hampshire, where he spearheaded the launch of a nationally recognized COVID screening lab in less than 100 days. He is a former Chair of AUTM, founding director of the Peter T. Paul Entrepreneurship Center, and has held leadership positions at Qualyst, Inc. and UNC-Chapel Hill’s technology transfer office. Sedam holds a B.S. in biochemistry and an MBA focused on entrepreneurship from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.