The University Innovation & Commercialization Office
The University Innovation & Commercialization Office drives forward-thinking strategies, fosters innovation and ensures that we remain competitive in a rapidly changing educational landscape.
Focus Areas
Collaborating with leaders across the university, the office identifies, develops and implements strategic initiatives, partnerships and technologies that enhance our academic excellence, research capabilities, societal impact and national and international reputation.
Leadership
Tom Wavering
Chief Innovation Officer
Wavering is focused on expanding TCU’s culture of innovation and academic excellence and providing strategic guidance for the future.
Wavering previously served as executive director of the Tom Love Innovation Hub and entrepreneurship faculty member at the University of Oklahoma, the state’s flagship research university.
His efforts to build and lead Oklahoma’s largest entrepreneurial support organization advanced the state’s innovation economy with an economic impact of more than $400 million.
Prior to joining academia, Wavering spent 18 years in industry roles from research scientist to executive leadership, launching and scaling technology-focused startups.
He has six patents and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech with a minor in creative writing.
“Higher education is changing, but TCU’s mission, vision and values are everlasting. With that at our core, and our position in the vibrant powerhouse that is the Fort Worth community, we are poised to achieve our goals and more.” — Tom Wavering, Chief Innovation Officer
