Dr. Mark Rohrbaugh is the Special Advisor for Technology Transfer to the NIH Deputy Director for Intramural Research. As such, he is the Senior Advisor to the Immediate Office of the Director NIH on matters of intellectual property, technology transfer, and innovation policy and practice. In this role, he analyzes the interrelationships of research programs with technology transfer, intellectual property, innovation policy, and partnerships and proposes new strategies and programs, especially as it relates to technology transfer programs and policy support for the Immediate Office of the Director NIH. He serves on the National Science and Technology Council Technology Committee, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Innovation Council, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Lab-to-Market Committee, and the Interagency Working Group on Technology Transfer. Mark has represented the HHS at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Health Organization (WHO).