Venture capitalist and USC alumnus Mark Stevens will begin his second tenure as a member of the USC Board of Trustees this fall. Stevens — who received an honorary doctorate from USC in 2016 — brings more than two decades of finance and investment leadership to the board in addition to a demonstrated dedication to community service within the Trojan Family.
Since he first became a board member more than two decades ago, he and his wife, Mary Stevens, have donated more than $100 million to USC programs and entities across the University Park and Health Sciences campuses. Mark Stevens has also lent his expertise through countless volunteer hours on USC boards and at student events and classes.In 2004, a $22 million endowment by Mark and Mary Stevens established the USC Stevens Institute for Technology Commercialization to encourage entrepreneurship and support patent applications at USC Viterbi. In 2007, the institute moved to the Office of the Provost and changed its name to the USC Stevens Center for Innovation to reflect its broader focus to include all academic disciplines and its new designation as the central resource for managing university-owned intellectual property. For more than two decades, we are grateful for Mark and Mary Stevens’ support of our office managing the university’s broad IP portfolio and its worldwide impact.
Read the full story in this USC News article by Chinerye Cindy Amobi.
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