About Jim Bratton
Jim Bratton is an experienced entrepreneur, investor, higher education administrator, and board member. Jim is currently a Vice President of Cayuse, LLC, overseeing the growth and operations of the Inventions platform following Cayuse’s acquisition of Innovate IP, Inc., an Ohio State University spin-out, where he served as the President and CEO.
Prior to joining Innovate IP, Jim served as Assistant Vice President for Economic Development for the University of Oklahoma. In this role, he oversaw technology commercialization across all three campuses, taught Entrepreneurship at the graduate level and in the Study Abroad program, and managed two technology investment funds. During his tenure, Jim eliminated a $1.5MM operating deficit, introduced new programs to help graduate students explore commercializing their research through start-ups, and doubled licensing revenue.
Jim began his career with BFGoodrich Aerospace managing operational and customer support resources for commercial airlines in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
