DANIEL (DAN) HENRY, VENTURE PARTNER
EXPERT IN IP MONETIZATION
Daniel J. Henry is an experienced executive with extensive knowledge in the monetization & valuation of intellectual property assets. He has worked in all phases of the market – acquisitions, sales, assertion & licensing, and has generated return on investment for the inventors, patent owners, businesses, and investors with whom he has collaborated. To date he has generated directly, or as part of a collaborative effort, over $250M in IP monetization.
Mr. Henry has worked at both public and private intellectual property focused companies including:
ITUS Corporation, a publicly traded patent licensing company. His focus was to identify and acquire patent assets for assertion & licensing in the challenging post-AIA market.
Personal Audio LLC, an inventor owned patent licensing company based in Beaumont, TX. Mr. Henry was responsible for licensing the Company’s patented inventions that allow for the storing and playing of audio and video files, including episodic content on smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.
WiLAN, a publicly traded patent licensing company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. Mr. Henry focused on leading the acquisition of IP assets and developing new business initiatives. He led & closed the acquisition of 200+ patents from Siemens AG and Alvarion. These portfolios have generated $50M dollars in licensing revenue to WiLAN.
ICAP Patent Brokerage, where he advised clients on the sale and acquisition of valuable IP assets. In his two years with ICAP, Mr. Henry generated tens of millions of dollars from patent sales to U.S. and foreign corporations, venture investors and patent aggregators.
Altitude Capital Partners, where he conceived and executed the business development program as well as the firm’s strategic relationships with corporate IP holders and other IP professionals. In four years with Altitude, the fund committed more than $120 million in 18 separate transactions. The fund generated a 3X return for its limited partners.
Mr. Henry is a practiced speaker on intellectual property and value generation and has presented at industry conferences since 2005. Mr. Henry has also been named as one of Intellectual Asset Magazine’s “Leading IP Strategists” annually since its inception in 2009 and is a member of the IPO.