Conrad Shelton

Has been a technology commercialization leader for 15 years, transforming IP and techtechnology inot  new products, venture backed startup and co-development partnerships. His approach is built on market insights, financial modeling and business strategy to help build, deploy and scale complex technologyies.

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At Intellectual Ventures Conrad architected and operates their venture studio that launched 10+ startups and 20+ tech licenses. As the business development and strategy lead for the fun, he was responsible fo r managing a portfolio of 5000+ patents, deciding the idealized monetization strategy for each: abandonment, divestiture, license, or startup. Commercially he helped negotiate and structure joint ventures in three different countries.

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At Mangata Networks, Conrad was the SVP or Sales Strategy, responsible for identifying opportunities and defining products, and helping to structure, negotiate and close deals - including $2bn+ of sales pipeline and $400mm of booked revenue.

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Working as the interface between customers and the technical teams, Conrad helped turn system engineering to further enhance their offerings with new products and features. 

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Conrad was the lead developer of Mangata's AI, Edge and SatCom use cases for key verticales including Energy, Industrial, Maritime, Mining, Agriculture, Government, and Defense.