Anna Grocholsky

High energy, Strategic leadership, Quality, Growth.

Visionary leader with expertise in business operations, global strategy and execution, cross functional team leadership, delivering positive outcomes with strong and sustainable gains.

Extensive university and private sector experience.

Strong relationships with key internal and external partners.

Bridging the gap between research and commercialisation. Creating an ecosystem of research and innovation. Solving applied problems (Impact).
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Anna is a successful strategist, negotiator and intellectual property specialist. With a materials science background Anna then broadened her skills and qualifications through management, creative problem solving, law and business. Anna is a Harvard Business School Alumni, a registered trade marks attorney and is one of a handful of Australians with the attainment of being a Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) and a Registered Technology Transfer Professional (RTTP).

After successfully specialising in product development at A Goninan & Co, Email Limited and James Hardie Industries Ltd., Anna embraced the challenges of Intellectual Property and commercialisation moving into roles at Sydney University in business development and IP management. In 2011 Anna established her own thriving IP and commercialisation business. Clients include individuals, small and medium enterprises and larger companies and institutes.

At Macquarie University Anna led the cultural change of innovation with a significant increase in innovation disclosures and commercial deals. Anna also rolled out the Research Engagement, Impact and Commercialisation Framework, IP Guiding Principles, Startup Checklist and Impact Canvas.

Anna joined The Heart Research Institute in July 2022 as their Director, Commercialisation and is now the Director, Commercialisation Pathways at Charles Sturt University (and their AgriPark).

Anna welcomes the opportunity to shape the strategy of Charles Sturt University though executive functions, to promote innovations generated within their research community and to foster research partnerships, commercialisation transitions and Impact by engaging with an entrepreneurial spirit.