Roy Levien
Encyclopedia
Roy Levien is an author, consultant and inventor, with six issued US patents and numerous US patent applications. He is currently a Managing Inventor at Ambient Architecture, an invention company and inventor at Intellectual Ventures
where he participates in frequent "invention sessions" covering a variety of topics ranging from human-technology interaction and information processing to medical device technology and health informatics.
Levien received the Microsoft
Chairman's Award from Bill Gates
in 1990 for his work on applications architecture and the foundations of ActiveX
. During his years at Microsoft
, Levien worked also as a program manager and product architect and had various other roles including research, multimedia products, management of product teams, advanced systems shell lead, responsibility for future Windows
user architecture, and applications architecture.
Since leaving Microsoft, Levien has worked as the Principal and Manager of Keystone Advantage, LLC, and has done freelance consulting
on technology policy
and complex systems. Recent projects of Levien's include policy papers and case strategy for the remedies phase of the (US) Microsoft antitrust
trial, and a book, The Keystone Advantage, on "business ecosystems" and the dynamics of modern networked industries. Levien's current activities focus on invention and invention management.
Levien received an M.A. in Biology
from Yale University
, an A.B. in Applied Mathematics
from Harvard College
, and has attended the doctoral programs at the Harvard Business School
and Cornell
's department of Neurobiology and Behavior.
Intellectual Ventures
Intellectual Ventures is a private company notable for being one of the top-five owners of U.S. patents, as of 2011. Its business model has a focus on developing a large patent portfolio and licensing these patents to companies. Publicly, it states that a major goal is to assist small inventors...
where he participates in frequent "invention sessions" covering a variety of topics ranging from human-technology interaction and information processing to medical device technology and health informatics.
Levien received the Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
Chairman's Award from Bill Gates
Bill Gates
William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen...
in 1990 for his work on applications architecture and the foundations of ActiveX
ActiveX
ActiveX is a framework for defining reusable software components in a programming language-independent way. Software applications can then be composed from one or more of these components in order to provide their functionality....
. During his years at Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
, Levien worked also as a program manager and product architect and had various other roles including research, multimedia products, management of product teams, advanced systems shell lead, responsibility for future Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
user architecture, and applications architecture.
Since leaving Microsoft, Levien has worked as the Principal and Manager of Keystone Advantage, LLC, and has done freelance consulting
Consultant
A consultant is a professional who provides professional or expert advice in a particular area such as management, accountancy, the environment, entertainment, technology, law , human resources, marketing, emergency management, food production, medicine, finance, life management, economics, public...
on technology policy
Technology policy
The study of technology policy or engineering and policy is taught at multiple universities.Classic political science teaches technology as a black box. Similarly economics treats technology as a residual to explain otherwise inexplicable growth. The creation of the U.S...
and complex systems. Recent projects of Levien's include policy papers and case strategy for the remedies phase of the (US) Microsoft antitrust
Antitrust
The United States antitrust law is a body of laws that prohibits anti-competitive behavior and unfair business practices. Antitrust laws are intended to encourage competition in the marketplace. These competition laws make illegal certain practices deemed to hurt businesses or consumers or both,...
trial, and a book, The Keystone Advantage, on "business ecosystems" and the dynamics of modern networked industries. Levien's current activities focus on invention and invention management.
Levien received an M.A. in Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, an A.B. in Applied Mathematics
Applied mathematics
Applied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with mathematical methods that are typically used in science, engineering, business, and industry. Thus, "applied mathematics" is a mathematical science with specialized knowledge...
from Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
, and has attended the doctoral programs at the Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
and Cornell
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
's department of Neurobiology and Behavior.