
Kyle Jensen
Associate Dean & Shanna and Eric Bass '05 Director of Entrepreneurial Programs; Senior Lecturer
Kyle Jensen is an entrepreneur, developer, and scientist. Before joining Yale SOM, he co-founded Agrivida, a venture-backed biotechnology company; PriorSmart, a patent analytics provider (acquired by RPX); and Rho AI, a software development company focused on data science. Kyle also worked previously at the non-profit PIPRA, helping universities in developing economies establish technology licensing offices and helping scientists commercialize their research. In addition to teaching, Kyle works with many Yale start-ups outside the classroom. His research interests include entrepreneurship, intellectual property, and innovation.
Education
- PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006
- BS, University of Illinois, 2000
Selected Works
Articles
- Entrepreneurs and the Truth
K. Jensen, T. Byers, L. Dunham, and J. Fjeld
Harvard Business Review, Issue July–August 2021
2021 - Gender differences in obtaining and maintaining patent rights
K. Jensen, B. Kovács & O. Sorenson
Nature Biotechnology
Volume 36, Issue 4, pp 307-309
2018