Eric Drummond is the founder and CEO of Innovation Corridor Investments, LLC, a technology accelerator and investment firm composed of national labs and Fortune 500 companies. Currently, he is a Principal Advisor and Senior Consultant to Princeton Plasma Physics Lab (PPPL), our country’s premier national lab in plasma fusion sciences, and Princeton University, in the development of a first-of-its-kind plasma manufacturing and strategic innovation center to be sited in NJ. He supports our country’s national labs, as well as the deployment of venture capital and novel financing methods to further innovation.

Before launching the Innovation Corridor, Eric practiced law for 25 years and was a partner at one of the world’s largest law firms, now with 48 offices in 22 countries, leading the firm’s global advanced technologies practice. For a decade, he owned and was the managing partner of a boutique advanced technology law firm best known for its national cutting-edge telecom and advanced energy practice. Eric also represented the Department of Energy’s $32 billion Section 1705 Loan Guaranty Program, which was the administration’s premier innovation and investment initiative.