James E. Malackowski
President and CEO
Chicago Office
Ph: (312) 327-4410
Fx: (312) 327-4401
jmalackowski@oceantomo.com
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Mr. Malackowski is a member of the IP Hall of Fame Academy and was recognized in 2007 by Managing Intellectual Property magazine as one of the fifty most influential people in intellectual property. In 2008, Mr. Malackowski was again named as one of the Top 50 IP professionals under the age of 45 in IP Law & Business as well as one of the ‘World’s 250 Leading IP Strategists’ by IAM Magazine. Prior to forming Ocean Tomo, he served as a finance and investment advisor working with one of the Nation’s oldest investment banks as well as one of Chicago’s largest private equity firms. Mr. Malackowski began his career spending fifteen years as a management consultant and forensic accountant focused on intangible assets. In this capacity Mr. Malackowski served numerous roles as a founding principal including President and Chief Executive Officer of his firm, growing the practice to the nation’s largest before its sale.
Mr. Malackowski has advised clients and counsel on business valuation issues as well as all phases of the technology transfer process. His expertise extends to intangible asset portfolios as well as business segments and complete entities. He has substantial experience as a Board Director for leading technology corporations as well as companies with critical brand management issues. Apart from his own firm, Mr. Malackowski has served in a leadership role with numerous corporate and non-for-profit entities. He is Secretary for The Licensing Executives Society International, Inc. and Past President of The Licensing Executives Society USA and Canada, Inc. Today, Mr. Malackowski focuses his non-for-profit efforts with those organizations leveraging science and innovation for the benefit of children. He is a Director of Children’s Memorial Research Center, an affiliate of Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, as well as a member of the President’s Council for the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Since 2002, Mr. Malackowski has been a Trustee or Director of Invent Now, Inc., an organization providing summer enrichment programs for more than 50,000 students annually.
Mr. Malackowski is a frequent speaker on emerging technology markets and related financial measures. He has addressed mass media audiences including Bloomberg Morning Call, Bloomberg Evening Market Pulse, Bloomberg Final Word, CNBC Closing Bell, CNBC On the Money, CBS News Radio and Fox Business National Television. Mr. Malackowski has also appeared as a judge on PBS’s Everyday Edisons.
On more than thirty occasions, Mr. Malackowski has served as an expert in Federal Court or the International Trade Commission on questions relating to intellectual property economics, including the subject of business valuation and the impact of advertising programs. As an inventor, Mr. Malackowski has ten issued U.S. patents and an even larger number of pending applications. He is an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business where he was a Summa Cum Laude graduate majoring in accountancy and philosophy. Mr. Malackowski is Certified in Financial Forensics, a Certified Licensing Professional and a Registered Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois.