Abby Queale
Director of Innovation, Office of Innovation
Phone: 408-924-3811
Email: abby.queale@sjsu.edu
Biography
Abby Queale is the Director of the Office of Innovation. She is a registered patent
attorney and is published in both the legal and engineering fields.
Abby began her career in technology transfer at Florida State University (FSU) as
Associate General Counsel and Senior Licensing Manager where she licensed an institutional
record number of inventions and creative works to the marketplace.
Bitten by the entrepreneurial bug, Abby left FSU to lead MagCorp, a technology development
partner of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, as its founding CEO and developed
a new model for technology development partnerships between the public and private
sectors by successfully negotiating a novel master research and intellectual property
agreement with FSU.
Abby loves playing and watching sports. As a Disney Parks aficionado, when she’s not
at EPCOT, she’s collecting Disneyana and helping her family and friends plan their
Disney trips.
Vision
Innovation culture focuses on real-world impact and enhances not only SJSU’s educational
and research activities but our local economy through the formation of new companies
and job creation. The SJSU Office of Innovation supports the Spartan community by
protecting and licensing SJSU’s inventions and creative works, forming research collaborations
with industry, and assisting its entrepreneurs in starting and growing their very
own companies right here in the heart of Silicon Valley through our SpartUp programming.
Our mission to improve our world is built upon a foundation of diversity, trust, and
adaptability. Making new ideas a reality requires teamwork, including the sponsors
of RSCA at SJSU, the SJSU innovators, and the entrepreneurs and business leaders in
the private sector. The SJSU Office of Innovation is the catalyst for forming these
essential partnerships for success. We are your partner for making a positive impact on our world for everyone. Let’s innovate together.