David Verrill

Areas of Expertise:

• Industry-University Collaborations
• Technology Transfer
• Entrepreneurship
• Fund Raising

 Mr. Verrill is Executive Director of the Center for eBusiness at MIT’s Sloan School of Management.  David helped form the Center in 1999 and acted as a consultant until assuming the Executive Directorship on July 1, 2002.

His professional career began as a research scientist at the famed Center for Blood Research in Boston focusing on the MHC of genetically engineered mice.  After receiving his master's degree from Sloan, he joined MIT's Office of Corporate Relations where he helped initiate and build the Financial Services sector for the Industrial Liaison Program.  In 1991 he became Associate Director of Corporate Development.  In 1996 he left MIT and joined Xerox as Manager of International Sales and Business Development for the Adaptive Products Division.  Since 1998 he has helped start two companies including Winchester International Group and the Hub Investment Group.  He is still active in both companies. 

David was educated at Bowdoin College (AB 1983, Biology and Environmental Studies) and the MIT Sloan School of Management (SM 1987, Management).  Born and raised in Maine, David lives in Carlisle, Massachusetts with his wife and their two children.  He is an adventure skier and golf enthusiast.