James E. Malackowski
James E. Malackowski is the Co-Chairman of IPXI Holdings, LLC and its subsidiary the Intellectual Property Exchange International ("IPXI"). IPXI is the world's first financial exchange focused on intellectual property allowing owners of intellectual property (“IP”) to more efficiently monetize their assets while providing investors access to a new universe of trading, investment and arbitrage opportunities. Through its innovative product offerings, IPXI facilitates investment and risk management in IP-related assets, allows IP-owners both large and small to unlock the value of their assets and creates efficient technology transfer to improve price discovery. By enhancing transparency in the marketplace, IPXI promotes a deeper understanding of the economics of innovation. Mr. Malackowski is also Chairman of Ocean Tomo, LLC, the parent company of IPXI Holdings, LLC.
Mr. Malackowski is a member of the IP Hall of Fame Academy and was recognized in 2007 by Managing Intellectual Property magazine as one of the fifty most influential people in intellectual property. In 2008, Mr. Malackowski was again named as one of the Top 50 IP professionals under the age of 45 in IP Law & Business as well as one of the ‘World’s 250 Leading IP Strategists’ for 2009 and 2010 by IAM Magazine. Prior to forming Ocean Tomo, he served as a finance and investment advisor working with one of the Nation’s oldest investment banks as well as one of Chicago’s largest private equity firms. He began his career spending fifteen years as a management consultant and forensic accountant focused on intangible assets. In this capacity Mr. Malackowski served numerous roles as a founding principal including Chief Executive Officer of his firm, growing the practice to the nation’s largest before its sale.
Mr. Malackowski has advised clients and counsel on business valuation issues as well as all phases of the technology transfer process. He has substantial experience as a Board Director for leading technology corporations as well as companies with critical brand management issues. Mr. Malackowski has served in a leadership role with numerous corporate and non-for-profit entities. He is President Elect for The Licensing Executives Society International, Inc. and Past President of LES USA & Canada, Inc. Today, Mr. Malackowski focuses his non-for-profit efforts with organizations leveraging science and innovation for the benefit of children. He is a Director of Children’s Memorial Research Center, an affiliate of Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, as well as a member of the President’s Council for the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Since 2002, Mr. Malackowski has been a Trustee or Director of Invent Now, Inc., an organization providing summer enrichment programs for more than 70,000 students annually.
Mr. Malackowski is a frequent speaker on emerging technology markets and related financial measures. He has addressed mass media audiences including Bloomberg Morning Call, Bloomberg Evening Market Pulse, Bloomberg Final Word, CNBC Closing Bell, CNBC On the Money, CBS News Radio and Fox Business National Television. Mr. Malackowski has also appeared as a judge on PBN’s Everyday Edisons.
On more than thirty occasions, Mr. Malackowski has served as an expert in Federal Court or the International Trade Commission on questions relating to intellectual property economics, including the subject of business valuation, reasonable royalty, lost profits, price erosion, commercial success, corrective advertising and the equities of a potential injunction. As an inventor, Mr. Malackowski has eleven issued U.S. patents and an even larger number of pending applications. He is an Adjunct Instructor for graduate studies on IP management and markets and a Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame majoring in accountancy and philosophy. Mr. Malackowski is Certified in Financial Forensics, a Certified Licensing Professional and a Registered Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois.
