Alan H Dean

Bio

Mr. Dean brings to Greer Capital Advisors more than 20 years experience in all aspects of technology transfer, in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors. Prior to joining GCA, Mr. Dean was Director of the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio's Office of Technology Transfer, where he played a prominent role in the formation of numerous successful technology companies, and in greatly elevating licensing productivity. One of the defining and lucrative financial deals brought together the inventor of the original vascular stent, Dr. Julio Palmaz, the University, and Johnson & Johnson to further commercialize a new generation of stents and other implants. Mr. Dean was also head of technology commercialization at Southern Research Institute, an institution known for its oncology drug discoveries, and led the team responsible for licensing Institute inventions and forming technology spin-offs. He co-founded the drug-delivery company, Southern BioSystems, Inc., which was later acquired by a public company. Mr. Dean has served in a director and advisory capacity on many corporate boards, a notable example being an advisor for GCA’s S.C.O.U.T. Fund. He has had extensive experience and responsibility for financing the growth of technology companies, including private placements and industrial development bonds, and has served in all management capacities at one time or another for various start-ups. Mr. Dean sits on the board of CardioSpectra, Inc., one of Scout Health Care Fund's portfolio companies as well as BioDtech, one of the Birmingham Technology Fund's portfolio companies. Mr. Dean’s educational background includes an MBA from the UAB and a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Alabama.