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James E. Spencer, Jr. is Exec. Director of the Rensselaer Technology Park, Real Estate & New Venture Development for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he leads the activities of the Rensselaer Technology Park & the Emerging Venture’s Ecosystem (EVE) through the Rensselaer Innovation Hub (RPiHUB.org). Mr. Spencer has authored one US patent and led the technical team at his pre-seed and venture capital backed startups for an additional five US patents. He has a proven track record of developing and commercializing industrial automation technology, and has also worked in business incubation and university technology commercialization since the sale of his $7.1M VC-backed robotics & automation tech venture in 2003.