Title: Practice Area Director
Category: Managing Professional
Education: B.S. Business Administration, MBA
Thomas G. Capetan has over 30 years of executive experience in pharmaceutical technologies, medical diagnostics and surgical instrumentation. He has a diverse business and technical background and is proficient in strategic planning, financial valuation, intellectual property and contract negotiations. As a Practice Area Director at Foresight, Mr. Capetan specializes in the medical field and has contributed extensively both as a Senior Reviewer and Commercialization Expert.
Prior to joining Foresight Mr. Capetan was Vice President of Licensing and Business Development at Alcon Laboratories Inc., where he was instrumental in the identification, evaluation and licensing of more than 50 new surgical and pharmaceutical products and technologies. He established and maintained relationships on behalf of Alcon with key corporations, industry leaders, physicians, and inventors, resulting in a consistent flow of more than 1,000 new-product licensing and acquisition opportunities per year. He also participated in the acquisition and integration of 10 companies, including the $900 million acquisition of Summit.
Mr. Capetan earned a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of Rhode Island and an MBA from Pepperdine University. He is the sole or co-inventor on ten patents, and holds professional affiliations with the Licensing Executives Society, the Association of University Technology Managers, the North Texas Regional Center for Innovation and Commercialization, and the University of North Texas Health Science Center. He currently serves on the Board of Directors at Memgen Inc.