CURRICULUM VITAE---JEANINNE HOROWITZ GASSOL

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE---JEANINNE HOROWITZ GASSOL March 2005 Departament d'economia i Empresa Universitat Pompeu Fabra Ramon Trias Fargas, E Barcelona Phone: jeaninne.horowitz@upf.edu Professional Experience Visiting Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Department of Economics and Business, Barcelona, Spain Associate Professor (Tenured), Universidad Simon Bolivar, Department of Economics and Administrative Science, Caracas, Venezuela Director of Planning and Development, Foundation of Research and Development, University Simon Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela US Representative and Office Director, Programa Bolivar US National Liaison, Inc. (Program financed by the Inter-American Development Bank), Miami, USA International Consultant, Programa Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela Management Consultant, KEISAI Asociados, Caracas, Venezuela Independent Consultant, Caracas, Venezuela Principal Scientist, ENICHEM AMERICAS, INC., Princeton, N.J., USA Associate Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA Assistant Professor, University Simon Bolivar, Department of Cellular Biology, Caracas, Venezuela

2 Education Master of Business Administration (MBA), Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA), Caracas, Venezuela Specialized in the management of technology and organizational design. Thesis in design and implementation of public policies Ph.D. (Genetics/Biochemistry), University of East Anglia/John Innes Institute, Thesis in the biochemistry and genetics of legume proteins Bachelor of Science (Biology of Natural Resources), University of California, Berkeley, Research on carrot tissue cell cultivation, in the Honors Program. Patents US Patent Application N 08/667,809 Title: Maize promoter sequence for leaf- and stalk - preferred gene Expression Inventors Barbour, Eric, Baszczynski, Chris L., Rosichan, Jeffrey L., Horowitz, Jeanine Filed: June 21, 1996 Issued: November 16, 1999 Publications Horowitz, J. The effect of university culture and stakeholders perceptions on university-business linking activities. Journal of Technology Transfer, (to appear in 2006). Horowitz, J. (2004) Entrepreneurship and Development: Venezuela a Case Study. In: Entrepreneurship in Latin America, Greenwood/Praeger Press, editor Scott Tiffin. Horowitz, J. (2002) Qué entendemos como emprendedor en Venezuela? Recursos Humanos, 14: Horowitz, J. (2001) Modelo de Estructura Corporativa como Mecanismo de Integración de la Unidades de Interfaz de la Universidad Simón Bolívar. ESPACIOS, 22, No1. Horowitz, J. (2001) La Gestión del conocimiento en el área de vinculación universidadempresa: el caso FUNINDES-USB. Ponencias Altec 2001 (Formato CD) Horowitz, J. (2000) Reconocimiento y Titulación para Profesionales en Venezuela. Memorias del II Seminario Internacional de la Escuela de Organización IndustriaI, Madrid, España. Horowitz, J. (2000) Identificación de capacidades y potencialidades universitarias dirigidas a establecer mejores vínculos universidad-empresa. Abstract in Proceeding de la 50 Convención Anual de AsoVAC. Acta Científica Venezolana.

3 Horowitz, J.; Mozzicato, P.; Hernández, G.; Hernández, M. A.. (1999). Nuevas visiones y estrategias de promoción de la vinculación Universidad-Empresa implica desarrollar nuevos procesos y diseñar nuevas formas de organización. Revista Valenciana D Estudis Autonomics: Resúmenes y ponencias (Formato CD). Horowitz, J. (1998). Nuevas estrategias de promoción de la Cooperación Universidad- Empresa. In: Cooperación Universidad-Empresa: Visiones de Europa y América Latina (Volumen II). Centro Interuniversitario de Desarrollo, CINDA. Horowitz, J., (1995). La Promoción de la Biotecnología en América Latina y el Caribe. In: Reflexiones sobre el Desarrollo de la Biotecnología en Europa y América Latina. Compilador Sistema Económico Latinoamericano (SELA). Horowitz, J., and Midha, S. (1991). Organ-specific expression of stalk maize genes. Abstract in Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, Supplement 14B. Horowitz, J., Midha S., and Rosichan, J. (1989). Gene regulation of maize genes. Abstract in Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, Supplement 13C. Cornelissen, B., Horowitz, J., Van Kan, J.A.L., Goldberg, R.B., and Bol, J.F. (1987). Structure of tobacco genes encoding pathogenesis-related proteins from the PR- Group. Nucleic Acid Research. 15, Horowitz, J. and Goldberg, R.B. (1987). TMV induced gene expression in tobacco. Abstract in Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, Supplement 11B, 37. Horowitz, J. and Goldberg, R. B. (1986). Viral induced gene expression. Abstract in Proceedings of the 1 st Meeting of ESPC. Savannah, Georgia. Horowitz, J.(1985). A Phaseolus mutation results in a reduced level of lectin mrna. Molec. Gen. Genet. 198, Carreno, M. and Horowitz, J. (1984).Cuantificación del contenido de lectinas de dos variedades de Phaseolus. Abstract In Proceedings de la 33 Convención de AsoVac. Acta Científica Venezolana, 55. Horowitz, J.(1983). Biochemistry and genetic regulation of lectins in leguminose plants. Abstract Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, Supplement 7B. 88. Horowitz, J. (1983). Ultrastructural observations of cotyledons in dry and developing seeds of round and wrinkled lines of pea. Micron and Microscopeca Acta 14, Horowitz, J. (1982). Estudios bioquímicos y de ultraestructura de las proteinas de almacenaje de Pisum. Abstract in the Proceedings of the 32 Convention of AsoVAC. Acta CientíficaVenezolana, 33. Horowitz, J. (1981). A new preparative technique for studying dry seeds of peas with the aid of transmission electron microscopy. Micron 12,

4 Horowitz, J. (1980). Protein bodies in Pea seeds. John Innes Annual Report, 44. Sung, Z.R., Smith, R., and Horowitz, J.(1979). Quantitative studies of embryogenesis in normal and 5-methyltryptophan resistant cell lines of wild carrot. Planta 147, Submitted papers Horowitz, J. Can Social Sciences Overcome The Lack of Controlled Experimentation through Knowledge Management? Working Paper UPF General Research Interests Knowledge management and knowledge mobilization; technology transfer; innovation management; entrepreneurship: its causes and effect on the economy; public policy directed towards promoting entrepreneurship; relationships between natural evolution theory and social and economic development. Grant awards UC Berkeley visiting grant for developing an international project in knowledge mobilization for the health system, August 2005 UPF grant for improving the course Business Creation, 2004 Ministry of Science and Technology (Venezuela), Project: Special Investment Zones in Telecommunications ( ) Decanato de Investigación, University Simon Bolivar (Venezuela). Project: Identification of factors that promote links between universities and businesses ( ) ICI and USDA (USA), Project: TMV-induced proteins in tobacco ( ) Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Venezuela). Project: Molecular studies of lectins in Phaseolus vulgaris (1984) Decanato de Investigación, University Simon Bolivar (Venezuela). Project: Molecular studies of lectins in Phaseolus vulgaris (1983) Other awards Motorola Study Awards. Motorola University. Course in Benchmarking, Quality Briefing and Design for Manufacturability. Chicago. USA. November Teaching experience Entrepreneurship (MBA and senior level undergraduate elective) Management of Human Resources for Innovation (senior level undergraduate elective) Business Economics (first year undergraduate obligatory)

5 Organizational Structure (MBA) Cellular Biology (undergraduate) Molecular Biology (undergraduate) Biochemistry (undergraduate) Genetics (undergraduate) Supervision of Ph.D. and Master s thesis Supervision of undergraduate thesis Professional memberships Knowledge and Innovation Management Professional Society; Instituto de Promoción a la Investigación (Venezuela) Other Member of the Scientific International Committee of the Conference Entrepreneurship Research in Latin America (From 2002 to the present) Member of the Expert Committee of the Millennium Program of the World Bank ( ) Member of the Work Group in charge of establishing the Intellectual Property Norms for the University Simon Bolivar for approval of the Board of Directors ( ) Member of the Postgraduate Program Committee of the Department of Economics and Administration Science for the development of Graduate Programs in Management, University Simon Bolivar ( ) Consultant to the Ministry of Foreign Relations of Venezuela in matters of biotechnology and transgenic commerce ( ). By the request of the Economic Commission of the Venezuelan National Assembly (Congress), evaluated the Project Law for the Promotion of Small and Medium Size Businesses (2000). Design and coordination of the forum De Estudiante a Empresario: Rompiendo Barreras, University Simon Bolivar (1999) Design and coordination of the forum De Estudiante a Empresario: Como montar una franquicia, University Simon Bolivar (2000) Consultant for the Ministry of Finance (Venezuela) on process reorganization relating exit tax and timbres fiscales, (1993)

6 Permanent evaluator of research proposals in the area of social science for the Venezuelan National Foundation of Science (FONACIT) ( ) Certification on Balance Scorecard, University Simon Bolivar (1998) Consultant of the Ministry of Science and Technology (Venezuela) for the development of a biotechnology center (1983) Visiting Professor, University of Geneva (1983) Member of the Postgraduate Program Committee for the development of Graduate Programs in Molecular Biology, University Simon Bolivar ( ) Speaker in symposia and congresses Taking the pulse of the market: Until when will Latin America continue to be poor in economic resources while being rich in natural resources? Round table Business afternoons, School of Business Studies of the University of Barcelona, March 2005 From the lab to the market: Differences between regions. In Panel: From idea to market: The challenge of technological entrepreneurs. 3 rd International Conference on Entrepreneurship Research in Latin America. Rio de Janeiro, November 2004 Innovation and Technology Venture. Keynote speaker in EARTO/EUROTECH Symposium in Innovation, Toulouse, France, September El efecto de la cultura y dinámica universitaria sobre las políticas de transferencia de innovación de la universidad al sector productivo y la generación de emprendimientos de base tecnológica. 2nd Internatiional Conference on Entrepreneurship Research in Latin America. Santiago, Chile, Octber Development of an Entrepreneurship Program for Engineers. Research Forum on Entrepreneurship in Latin America. Babson Collage, Boston USA, June 2002 Desarrollo de Nuevos Negocios. II Jornadas de Gerencia en Salud. Valencia, Venezuela, November 2001 Experiencia en Emprendimiento de la USB. 1º Seminario sobre Educación Superior y Cultura Emprendedora en América Latina y el Caribe, Caracas, Venezuela, November 2001 Formación universitaria del emprededor. I Jornada Emprendedora UNET. San Cristóbal, Venezuela, September 2001 Seminario Internacional: Entrepeneur XXI. La Formación de Emprendedores en las Universidades. Caracas, Venezuela, February 2001

7 Taller FORMULACION DE PROYECTOS DE INVESTIGACION. Universidad Simón Bolívar. Decanato de Investigaciones. Caracas, Venezuela. January 2001 II Seminario Internacional El Posgrado Empresarial Tecnológico en América Latina. Reconocimiento y Titulación para Profesionales. Escuela de Organización Industrial. Madrid, España. June er Curso de Negociadores de Tecnología. Ponencia: La Gestión del Conocimiento FONAIP, Maracay, Venezuela. June Convención Anual de AsoVAC. Simposio La Economía Empresarial del Siglo XXI. La Gerencia del Conocimiento y su Importancia para la Empresa Venezolana. Caracas, Venezuela. November Convención Anual de AsoVAC. Presentación del Trabajo Identificación de capacidades y potencialidades universitarias dirigidas a establecer mejores vínculos Universidad-Empresa. Caracas, Venezuela. November 2000 III REUNION NACIONAL CURRICULUM 97, Mesa No. 6 Cooperación Universidad-Empresa. Un esfuerzo Mancomunado para una Excelente Relación de Negocios. Valencia, Carabobo. October th ICSME, The World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises The Role of SMEs in Promoting Economic Development in the New Millenium. Miami, Florida. April Global Summit of Women. Miami, Florida. February NACORE Annual Symposium. Session Latin American Business Development. Tampa, Florida. October Organización Universitaria Interamericana (OUI), Reunión de Universidades Interamericanas, Sesión Desarrollo Universidad-Empresa. Villa del Mar, Chile. November Keystone Symposium on Molecular and Cellular Biology: The Genetic Dissection of Plant Cell Processes. Keystone, Colorado. January Gordon Research Conference: Plant Molecular Biology. Proctor Academy, New Hampshire. June International Meeting on Biology: Workshop on Pathogenesis Related proteins in Plants. Valencia, Spain. October EMBO Symposium on Molecular Communication in Plants. Heidelberg, West Germany. September UCLA Symposium in Developmental Biology. Tamarron, New México. March 1989.

8 11 th Annual Symposium in Plant Physiology. Universidad de California, Riverside. January Session on Plant Disease Resistance. UCLA Symposium on Molecular Biology of Plant-Pathogen Interactions. Steamboat Springs, Colorado. March GORDON Research Conference: Plant Molecular Biology. Proctor Academy. New Hampshire. June Session on Regulation via transcription, translation and rearrangements. UCLA Symposium: Molecular Strategies for Crop Protection. Steamboat Springs, Colorado. March Workshop on viral replication and plant responses. Allied Corporation. Talk on TMV-induced genes in TMV. Syracuse, New York. May UCLA Symposium Plant Molecular Biology, Colorado, USA. April ASOVAC Symposium de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular. Cumaná, Venezuela. October, IDEA/ICI Curso de Ingeniería Genética. Caracas, Venezuela. April 1984.