Silicon Valley Executive Alan DeClerck Joins SRI International to Pursue New Ventures and Licensing Opportunities

Menlo Park, Calif. —February 5 , 2009—SRI International, an independent, nonprofit research and development organization, announced today that Alan DeClerck has joined the company’s Ventures, Licensing, and Strategic Programs team as Executive Director, IT and Computing Sciences Commercialization. In this role, DeClerck will pursue business opportunities in the IT, consumer, and web space. DeClerck will use his corporate and start-up experience to develop new ventures and licensing opportunities for SRI's diverse technology portfolio.

DeClerck comes to SRI as a 17-year veteran of Sun Microsystems, where he held numerous positions in sales, corporate development, business strategy, and partner marketing, including international responsibilities. Most recently, he served as Global Partner Executive for the Sun/Oracle Business Unit, with lead responsibility for ensuring long-term alignment between the companies across product development, marketing, services, and sales.

"Alan’s leadership skills and technology experience will be valuable assets to SRI’s commercialization and licensing strategy," said Norman Winarsky, Ph.D., Vice President, Ventures, Licensing, and Strategic Programs at SRI International. "We are pleased he has joined SRI to develop growth opportunities within our ventures and licenses program."

While at Sun, DeClerck held the position of Director of Corporate Development. He also served as International Director of Strategic Software and Integrator Alliances in Sun's worldwide sales organization, responsible for partner activities across EMEA, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Prior to this, DeClerck drove business development and marketing for FirstPerson, Sun’s Java start-up venture.

In addition, DeClerck previously held executive positions in early-stage companies, including Vice President & General Manager of the Corporate and Government Division of Beyond.com, and Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Skystream Networks.

DeClerck holds a Master of Philosophy degree in International Relations from Oxford University, an M.B.A. from Stanford University, and a bachelor's degree in International Relations from Brown University.

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About SRI International

Silicon Valley-based SRI International is one of the world's leading independent research and technology development organizations. SRI, which was founded by Stanford University as Stanford Research Institute in 1946 and became independent in 1970, has been meeting the strategic needs of clients and partners for more than 60 years. Perhaps best known for its invention of the computer mouse and interactive computing, SRI has also been responsible for major advances in networking and communications, robotics, drug discovery and development, advanced materials, atmospheric research, education research, economic development, national security, and more. The nonprofit institute performs sponsored research and development for government agencies, businesses, and foundations. SRI also licenses its technologies, forms strategic alliances, and creates spin-off companies. In 2008, SRI’s consolidated revenues, including its wholly owned for-profit subsidiary, Sarnoff Corporation, were approximately $490 million.

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