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Robert C. Cresanti is a Managing Director of Ocean Tomo, LLC with responsibility for the firm's market indexes (AMEX: OTPAT, OTPATG and OTPATV) as well as Ocean Tomo's affiliate Intellectual Property Exchange Chicago, LLC ("IPX Chicago") where he serves as Chief Executive. Mr. Cresanti comes to Ocean Tomo with over a decade of experience in banking, securities and privacy law.
Mr. Cresanti has substantial experience with intellectual property. As Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology and Chief of the Technology Administration (TA), Mr. Cresanti worked closely with the Under Secretary for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. His experience included advising the Secretary of Commerce on the impact of changes to patent policy regarding issues of competitiveness and innovation. Mr. Cresanti was also the highest deciding official in the US Government for patent disputes between agencies and inventors that were employed by the Government.
Immediately prior to joining Ocean Tomo, Mr. Cresanti served as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology. While there, he led the almost 3000 staff of Technology Administration (TA) to maximize the competitiveness and innovation of the U.S. government and the technology industry. As Under Secretary, he co-chaired the Committee on Technology and the Interagency Working Group on Manufacturing R&D within the President's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC).
Before his confirmation, Mr. Cresanti worked in senior executive and legal positions with the two premier technology trade associations in Washington. Earlier in his career, he served as Staff Director for the Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem. His experience in writing banking and securities legislation for the House and Senate Banking Committees allowed him to rise to the position of the position of Staff Director for the Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology for the Senate Banking Committee.
Mr. Cresanti received his B.A. degree from Austin College and his J.D. degree from Baylor University. | 