Bill Payne
Director/Board Member at Polsky Center For Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Profile
Bill Payne is the executive director of science and technology at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago.
In this role, he leads the technology commercialization, Polsky Science Ventures, and industry relations teams working to bring groundbreaking faculty research to the market.
As a seasoned business and technology executive from the telecommunications industry, Bill most recently served as vice president and chief operating officer of Roberson and Associates’ consulting.
The firm’s clients are from various technology industries, and its services include intellectual property assessment and expert witness testimony.
Bill has held leadership roles in product and technology development at Nokia, Motorola, and AT&T.
He had business unit chief technology officer (CTO) responsibilities at both Nokia and Motorola, driving innovations into commercial products and services.
He led Nokia’s Small Cell Business Line, as well as the development of Motorola’s first commercial 4G/LTE cellular infrastructure products.
As CTO of Motorola’s infrastructure business, he incentivized the development of idea disclosures and introduced an innovation gate process to track, promote, and move concepts toward patent filings and/or commercialization.
Bill has 9 issued patents.
Bill is also a startup veteran—having founded and built a company that developed a mobile advertising and sponsorship service that was integrated into AT&T’s and Verizon’s networks and approved for use.
Bill received his BSEE from Purdue University, his MSEE from Georgia Tech, and his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
He is a lifelong Chicagoan who enjoys boating and sports.
Bill Payne active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Polsky Center For Entrepreneurship & Innovation
 Polsky Center For Entrepreneurship & Innovation Investment ManagersFinance Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Polsky Center) is a business accelerator founded by Steven Kaplan in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Director/Board Member | 2020-02-29 |
Former positions of Bill Payne
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Roberson & Associates LLC
 Roberson & Associates LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Roberson and Associates LLC, provides technology and management consulting services. It serves government and commercial customers in the areas of Radio Frequency spectrum management, radio frequency measurements and analysis, and technology management. The company was founded in 2008 by Dennis A. Roberson and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL. | Chief Operating Officer | 2020-03-30 |
| Broadview Communications LLC | Chief Executive Officer | 2017-12-30 |
Nokia Solutions & Networks US LLC
 Nokia Solutions & Networks US LLC Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Part of Nokia Oyj, Nokia Solutions & Networks US LLC is a private company that provides network infrastructure, technology and software services. The company is based in Irving, TX. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2014-05-02 |
Motorola, Inc.
 Motorola, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Motorola, Inc. provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. Motorola is engaged in providing technologies, products and services for mobile phones. Its portfolio includes wireless handsets, wireless accessories, digital entertainment devices, wireless access systems, voice and data communications systems, and enterprise mobility products. The company operates through three business segments, including Mobile Devices Segment, Home and Networks Mobility Segment and Enterprise Mobility Solutions Segment. The Mobile Devices segment designs, manufactures, sells and services wireless handsets with integrated software and accessory products, and licenses intellectual property. The Home and Networks Mobility segment designs, manufactures, sells, installs and services: (i) digital video, Internet Protocol video and broadcast network interactive set-tops, end-to-end video delivery systems, broadband access infrastructure platforms, and associated data and voice customer premise equipment to cable television and telecom service providers, and (ii) wireless access systems, including cellular infrastructure systems and wireless broadband systems, to wireless service providers. The Enterprise Mobility Solutions segment designs, manufactures, sells, installs and services analog and digital two-way radio, voice and data communications products and systems for private networks, wireless broadband systems and end-to-end enterprise mobility solutions to government and public safety agencies, as well as retail, energy and utilities, transportation, manufacturing, healthcare and other commercial customers. Motorola was founded on September 25, 1928 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL | Private Equity Investor | 2009-12-31 |
Training of Bill Payne
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Doctorate Degree |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Graduate Degree |
| Purdue University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Motorola, Inc.
Motorola, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Motorola, Inc. provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. Motorola is engaged in providing technologies, products and services for mobile phones. Its portfolio includes wireless handsets, wireless accessories, digital entertainment devices, wireless access systems, voice and data communications systems, and enterprise mobility products. The company operates through three business segments, including Mobile Devices Segment, Home and Networks Mobility Segment and Enterprise Mobility Solutions Segment. The Mobile Devices segment designs, manufactures, sells and services wireless handsets with integrated software and accessory products, and licenses intellectual property. The Home and Networks Mobility segment designs, manufactures, sells, installs and services: (i) digital video, Internet Protocol video and broadcast network interactive set-tops, end-to-end video delivery systems, broadband access infrastructure platforms, and associated data and voice customer premise equipment to cable television and telecom service providers, and (ii) wireless access systems, including cellular infrastructure systems and wireless broadband systems, to wireless service providers. The Enterprise Mobility Solutions segment designs, manufactures, sells, installs and services analog and digital two-way radio, voice and data communications products and systems for private networks, wireless broadband systems and end-to-end enterprise mobility solutions to government and public safety agencies, as well as retail, energy and utilities, transportation, manufacturing, healthcare and other commercial customers. Motorola was founded on September 25, 1928 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL | Electronic Technology |
Roberson & Associates LLC
Roberson & Associates LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Roberson and Associates LLC, provides technology and management consulting services. It serves government and commercial customers in the areas of Radio Frequency spectrum management, radio frequency measurements and analysis, and technology management. The company was founded in 2008 by Dennis A. Roberson and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL. | Commercial Services |
Polsky Center For Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Polsky Center For Entrepreneurship & Innovation Investment ManagersFinance Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Polsky Center) is a business accelerator founded by Steven Kaplan in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Finance |
Nokia Solutions & Networks US LLC
Nokia Solutions & Networks US LLC Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Part of Nokia Oyj, Nokia Solutions & Networks US LLC is a private company that provides network infrastructure, technology and software services. The company is based in Irving, TX. | Electronic Technology |
| Broadview Communications LLC |
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