About me
Dr. Victoria Scarborough is a well-known R&D leader and subject matter expert for the commercialization of in-demand new technology that leverages open innovation. She spent 35 years with the Sherwin-Williams Co where her many roles included managing the global external technology team to identify transformative technologies from universities, the technical marketplace, government & military technology sources, venture capital firms, & parallel consumer product industries. She draws on this experience to serve as vice president of collaborative innovation for The ChemQuest Group, a global specialty chemicals and materials consulting firm, where she advises clients about new and emerging technologies that address market needs.
Dr. Scarborough holds multiple national and international patents and has published numerous articles on innovation, product development, and commercialization. She also frequently participates as a National Science Foundation panel reviewer for funding research grants and serves on the technical advisory board of multiple startup companies.
Dr. Scarborough earned a BS degree in biology from the University of Mary Washington and received her doctorate in biochemistry from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center where she did her doctoral and postdoctoral work at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital While at Sherwin-Williams, she completed the SW Leadership Excellence Program at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western University.
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