Rachel A. Cassidy, PhD, MBA

Rachel A. Cassidy, PhD, MBA is VP of Patent Licensing at General Electric, Licensing. Rachel has almost 20 years of licensing and business experience at GE, Becton Dickinson, and other organizations.

Rachel manages intellectual property (IP) assets for value optimization and leads business development for the GE Phosphors team.

Rachel obtained her BS in Biochemistry/Biophysics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She went on to earn her PhD in Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry from Johns Hopkins University. Rachel then rounded out her education with an MBA from the University of Maryland. Rachel is a Registered Patent Agent, and a member of the Licensing Executives Society (LES).