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Tracey is spearheading the commercialization effort at Charles River. For the past five years, Tracey has specialized in the systematic commercialization of early-stage technologies through her holding company, Vanguard Technologies, LLC. Through rigorous market analysis, she identified early stage technologies that addressed specific market-driven needs, negotiated licenses, mapped optimal product development strategies, secured funding and resources, and created and executed business plans. Before Vanguard, Tracey was the start-up Executive Director for Slater Center for Design Innovation in Providence, RI. In this position, Tracey mentored seed and startup companies to financial stability and profitability and established the company's portfolio to include over a dozen companies in the fund’s first year. Tracey’s prior positions include Product Development Manager at Butler Home Products, Marketing Program Manager at the Foxboro Company, and Commercialization Consultant at DM Creative Group. Tracey earned her BS in Industrial Technology at Rhode Island College, her Master of Industrial Design at Pratt Institute Graduate School of Design, and her MBA at Babson College, F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business. | 