Meghan McCollum Fenno

Counsel & Executive Director, OSATT Core

Meghan McCollum Fenno joined MIT as Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel in 2017, became Director of OSATT’s Strategic Transactions Team in 2019, and is currently Executive Director of the OSATT Core, and Counsel. Ms. McCollum Fenno advises the Institute on all aspects of sponsored research and research collaborations, particularly with industry. She also handles intellectual property and other business transactions and provides advice on policy matters.

Prior to joining MIT, Ms. McCollum Fenno was the Director of Technology Transactions in Harvard’s Office of Technology Development. Before Harvard, she was an Associate Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel at the University of Massachusetts, and has also worked at the law firms Choate, Hall & Stewart and Saul Ewing LLP in their corporate, IP and emerging technology practice areas.

Meghan holds a JD from Northeastern University School of Law and a BA from Wellesley College. She is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys, the University Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP), and the Boston Bar Association.

Practice Areas

Meghan McCollum Fenno specializes in the following practice areas.