Brad Sheafe brings a unique perspective and background to IPNav and the operational aspects of patent monetization strategies. After graduating magna cum laude from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Brad started his professional career with seven years as an officer in the USAF, separating as a captain to take a Special Agent position with the FBI. In the course of his over 11 year FBI career, Brad served as a senior cybercrime specialist with broad-based investigative experience, leading complex investigations both domestically and overseas as well as serving as a senior SWAT team leader.

Brad joined IPNav in 2008 and has engaged in all aspects of IP management, including portfolio valuation, licensing efforts and litigation strategy, applying his unusual experience and operational expertise to patent monetization. He also continues to lead in the effort to design and develop cutting edge technology to improve IPNav’s ability to identify, classify and leverage patent assets for its clients. Since 2009, Brad has overseen all aspects of patent prosecution for IPNav’s wide variety of clients, ensuring that their prosecution strategy is meshed with the overall monetization strategy and that clients’ investment in prosecution results in high-value assets and not merely trophies.

Matt DelGiorno comes to IPNav with fifteen years of experience in patent enforcement, beginning as an attorney with Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, continuing with a clerkship at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and most recently as director of IP litigation at the largest fabless semiconductor company in the world.

He graduated at the top of his class for both his Bachelors and Masters in Electrical Engineering. Matt obtained his JD at the University of Virginia School of Law and has front line experience in every aspect of patent law, from acquisition to prosecution and reexamination and complex litigation to licensing. Matt's strong technical background and extensive patent experience are a powerful combination with proven success at maximizing the value of our clients patent portfolios.

Peter Hardigan has over 7 years of experience in monetizing intellectual property on behalf of corporations, academic institutions, professional investors, and entrepreneurs. Prior to joining IPNav, Peter was a Principal in the Intellectual Property Practice at Charles River Associates (CRA) in New York and Frankfurt, Germany. At CRA, Peter managed engagements relating to the monetization of intellectual property rights, the analysis of commercial damages, and the valuation of IP in business transactions primarily in North America and Europe.

Prior to joining Charles River Associates, he was employed as a licensing officer at Columbia Technology Ventures (CTV), where he worked while attending Columbia Business School. At CTV, Peter was responsible for evaluation, commercial development, and licensing of early stage life sciences innovations. Prior to CTV, Mr. Hardigan was a strategy consultant at Mainspring and IBM Business Consulting Services (following IBM’s acquisition of Mainspring) where he advised Fortune 500 life sciences, financial services, and consumer goods firms, with a particular focus on portfolio strategy and business development. Peter holds an MBA from Columbia University and a B.A. from the University of Chicago.