Biography
Fred Rogers is a serial entrepreneur and has had a life-long passion for new technologies and the process of rapid and successful commercialization.
Rogers was founder and president of Rogers & Associates Management Consultants, Ltd., from its inception in 1972, until its acquisition in 1985. He led the firm from being a startup to becoming an enterprise with 7 offices in the United States and 3 in Canada, over 200 employees. After a decade in semi – retirement Rogers founded SUTI Holdings, LP to radically alter the technology commercialization landscape and spent almost 2 decades working with US universities to commercialize their technologies.
In 2014 Mr. Rogers resigned from day to day operations of SUTI to pursue consulting and advisory work and spend more time on issues of interest.
He is currently a consultant to InTrust Global working with the Mexican Government to commercialize their university technology; a consultant to the technology consulting firm Yet2 advising several of their Fortune 100 clients; is a consultant to Paley-Advisors a Wall Street Investment Bank and an advisor to a couple of small technology start ups.
He and his wife Peggy of 43 years reside in Newport Beach California. They have 2 grown children and 2 grandchildren.
Education
- MBA University of Alberta 1972