Marler named CEO of CSU Ventures

FORT COLLINS – A CSU Ventures board member will take the executive reigns from Mark Wdowik, allowing Wdowik to launch a new for-profit funding endeavor.

Ronald Marler will enter the role of CEO for CSU Ventures, a subsidiary of the Colorado State University Research Foundation. CSU Ventures is responsible for governing the enterprise arm of Colorado State University’s superclusters. Marler has more than 30 years of experience in pharmaceutical research and product development and serves as an administrator at the Mayo Clinic Arizona and as chief scientific officer for Gaithersburg, Md.-based Bridge Laboratories.

Wdowik served as CEO of CSU Ventures since its inception in February 2007. He will now focus on the launch of a new CSU initiative aimed at developing a for-profit seed investment fund. The goal is to fund CSU startups and key research partners.

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