Nancy Edwards Cronin is a Principal Partner of ipCapital Group, an intellectual property consulting firm based in Williston, Vt. With more than 15 years of consulting experience, Nancy serves as an advisor to companies that wish to maximize value using IP, optimize the use of IP in product/service development and business transactions, establish strategic IP positions against competitors, and implement intellectual asset management (IAM) programs. She focuses her efforts in industries such as energy and environmental technology, chemical manufacturing, consumer products, electronics, construction and building materials, medical devices, printing, and semiconductors.

Prior to joining ipCapital Group, Nancy was a senior environmental engineer for Montgomery Watson (MW), an international engineering consulting firm. Her focus at MW included innovative and remedial technologies and knowledge management. Prior to her employment at Montgomery Watson, Nancy worked for several other international engineering consulting firms, including Radian Corporation, ERM, and Camp Dresser McKee.

Nancy received a BS in Engineering and Applied Science from the California Institute of Technology, and an MS in Engineering Science from Harvard University. Nancy is a Professional Engineer (PE) licensed in Environmental Engineering. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Caltech Alumni Association and a member of the Licensing Executive Society.