Sherylle Mills-Englander Headshot

Managing Director, NSF ExFAB BioFoundry

Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives & Operations, California NanoSystems Institute

englander@ucsb.edu

805-893-3573

Bio

Prior to joining CNSI, Ms. Englander was the founder director of UCSB’s Office of Technology & Industry Alliances, which manages UCSB’s intellectual property portfolio and industry research-related agreements. At CNSI, Ms. Englander responsible for the ideation, management and execution of CNSI’s strategic initiatives, with a particular focus on the development and implementation of a comprehensive array of programs to support innovation and entrepreneurship (including support for UCSB’s tech-oriented startup companies), bridging the gap between academia and industry, and STEM workforce development.  She holds a JD from UC Berkeley’s School of Law and a Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.