We turn ideas into
real-world impact.
We turn ideas into
real-world impact.
Where the classroom
meets the community
ASU Enterprise Partners is a private, nonprofit parent company whose mission is to provide an ecosystem of services to create solutions and generate resources to extend Arizona State University’s reach and advance its charter. ASU Enterprise Partners supports ASU through resource raising, realty development, technology transfer, collaborative research and acceleration of ed-tech innovations in support of universal lifelong learning. Its business units include the ASU Foundation for a New American University, ASURE, Enterprise Collaboratory at ASU, ASU Outreach Hub, MILO Space Science Institute and University Realty LLC.
Careers
Innovation in higher education takes talent — yours.
If you’re ready to change the future of higher education, let’s connect. Building a movement requires all hands on deck, from entrepreneurs to graphic designers, fundraisers to accountants, filmmakers to investors.
We’re home to
ASU Foundation for a New American University
University Realty LLC
University Realty LLC cultivates and advances commercial and residential real estate projects to support Arizona State University.
Skysong Innovations
Skysong Innovations, ASU EP’s technology transfer, creates a pipeline between ASU inventions and the private sector.
ASURE
ASURE conducts applied research and consults for classified and midrange technology-readiness-level (TRL) services for the defense and security industry.
By the numbers:
ASU Foundation for a New American University
107,529
individual, corporate and foundation donors in FY23
$1.5B
endowment
$379.3M
for ASU students, faculty and programs in FY23
Skysong Innovations
nearly 4,650
invention disclosures between FY03-FY23
1,450+
option or license deals between FY03-FY23
nearly 1,600
US patents issued between FY03-FY23
230
launched startups with $1.3B+ in external funding between FY03-FY23
ASURE
Awarded funding from SRP to test drone technologies throughout Arizona
Developed a strategic partnership with the U.S. Army to conduct Megacities research
University Realty
$141.3M+ gifts of real estate and associated assets since 2018.
Purchased and renovated a 100-year-old building three blocks from the White House that housed 38 ASU courses, programs and formal internships.
Brought about 250 seniors to the ASU community for lifelong learning and mentoring through Mirabella at ASU, a university-based retirement community.
Co-redeveloped Herald Examiner building in downtown Los Angeles to house 24 ASU departments at the center.
Our team
Our team is made up of dedicated, mission-driven professionals with a variety of background and experiences. Together, we work tirelessly to advance the most innovative university in the country.
Leadership
Samantha Bradley
Managing Director
RealmSpark
Bradley oversees and facilitates educational-technology venture capital opportunities with mission-aligned partners for the benefit of Arizona State University.
Chief Executive Officer
ASU Foundation for a New American University
Buhlig provides leadership of the fundraising team and works to cultivate and steward major university donors.
Virginia “Ginny” DeSanto
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
ASU Enterprise Partners
DeSanto is responsible for Enterprise Partners’ financial operations and oversight of subsidiary organizations.
Chief People Officer
ASU Enterprise Partners
Miller provides leadership to ASU Enterprise Partners’ human resources functions and guides partnerships with the organization’s business units to advance corporate culture, diversity, inclusion and engagement.
Meridith Rentz
Chief Operating Officer
ASU Enterprise Partners
Rentz assists the CEO in setting and driving organizational vision and operational strategy to
extend Arizona State University’s reach and advance its charter.
Jeff Roberts
Managing Director
University Realty
Roberts determines strategic positioning, implementation of land and vertical developments, trade partnering and real estate disposition for new and future real estate assets.
Raja Suresh
Managing Director
ASURE (ASU Research Enterprise)
Suresh leads strategic vision and operational approaches while sustaining security compliance to extend applied research and development capabilities for Arizona State University.
David Thomas
Executive Director
MILO Space Science Institute
Thomas has built and led teams focused on directed energy, nanotechnology and materials science, executing research and development programs for the U.S. Department of Defense and NASA.
Get Involved
At ASU Enterprise Partners, we’re always looking for bigger, bolder ideas. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to contact@asuenterprisepartners.org with any questions or feedback you may have. We look forward to hearing from you!