James G. Conley
Principal, Chicago
James G. Conley, Ph.D., Director has served on the full time faculty of Northwestern University since 1994 with appointment in various schools including the Kellogg School of Management, the McCormick School of Engineering and the Segal Design Institute. He presently serves as an appointed member for the United States Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office Public Advisory Committee (Trademarks)
He consults on matters of intellectual property creation and protection, patent infringement, trade secrets, strategy formulation and product liability. He has testified in multiple federal courts and forums including hearings at the International Trade Commission. In addition to being an inventor, Professor Conley has over 50 publications in the mechanical, nuclear, manufacturing engineering, and manufacturing management journals. He developed and teaches modular course offerings in the areas of product development and intellectual capital management.
Before joining Northwestern, Professor Conley held a number of engineering and management positions with the Ryobi Limited Group of Companies in Tokyo, Chicago, and Phoenix.
Dr. Conley earned his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University, his MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, and a BS in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Virginia.