Jennifer Gottwald is Director of Licensing at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), where she has worked for over twenty years. WARF manages the patenting and licensing of the University of Wisconsin – Madison (UW), the WiCell Research Institute, and the Morgridge Institute for Research. Dr. Gottwald is responsible for the licensing of a portfolio of life science research tool and biotechnology intellectual properties, including green technologies. She is a Certified Licensing Professional and Patent Agent. She was recognized with the 2024 Bayh-Dole Award from AUTM. She received a B.S. in botany and German literature, and a Ph.D. in plant molecular biology, from the UW. She is an instructor for LES USA and Canada and serves as vice chair of the LESI Technology Transfer Committee. She also lectures in the M.S. in Biotechnology program at the UW, serves as a trustee of the WiSys Technology Foundation, is a founder and active in the AUTM Women Inventors group, and volunteers with Equalize Startups.