Chris Heidt is the Operations and Contracts Manager for Commercialisation and Consultancy Services, the commercial office of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Primary responsibilities include creating and implementing knowledge transfer policies and procedures and developing and facilitating links between UWA and the business world for consultancy and contract R&D, and the management of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships.
Prior to joining UWA, he worked on a consultancy basis for University College London and the University of Reading and previously was the Operations Manager at the University for Chicago Technology Transfer office. He holds a BA from the University of Durham.