Tari Suprapto, Ph.D., RTTP is a seasoned technology commercialization professional in the life sciences and Vice President of the Board of the San Diego Innovation Council (SDIC).  She has served as Program Chair in the SDIC’s Innovation Showcase and helped steer the growth of the organization resulting in the rich diversity of its members.   She is currently a Senior Advisor for External Innovation with Elanco, a Top 5 global animal health company, and spent over 15 years in the non-profit sector promoting and commercializing innovative opportunities from world-class research institutions such as the Salk Institute, The Rockefeller University, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.  Tari has extensive experience in licensing, building and managing strategic alliances with industry and other academic institutions, and a well-rounded technical background in a variety of therapeutic areas resulting from her Ph.D. in Molecular & Cellular Biology from The Rockefeller University and an Honors B.A. from Swarthmore College.