Roy Levien

Roy Levien is an author, consultant and inventor, with six issued US patents [ [http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=0&f=S&l=50&TERM1=Royce&FIELD1=INNM&co1=AND&TERM2=Levien&FIELD2=INNM&d=PTXT US Patents with Roy Levien as inventor] ] and numerous US patent applications [ [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=0&f=S&l=50&TERM1=Royce&FIELD1=IN&co1=AND&TERM2=Levien&FIELD2=IN&d=PG01 US Patent Applications with Roy Levien as inventor] ] . He is currently a Managing Inventor at Ambient Architecture, an invention company and inventor at Intellectual Ventures where he participates in frequent "invention sessions" [cite web| url = http://www.intven.com/docs/02505060001IntVen.pdf| first = Lisa | last = Lerer |year=2006 |work=IP Law & Business | title = Mind Games| format =PDF| accessdate = 2006-05-04] covering a variety of topics ranging from human-technology interaction and information processing to medical device technology and health informatics.

Levien received the Microsoft Chairman's Award from Bill Gates in 1990 for his work on applications architecture and the foundations of ActiveX. During his years at Microsoft, Levien worked also as a program manager and product architect and had various other roles including research, multimedia products, management of product teams, advanced systems shell lead, responsibility for future Windows user architecture, and applications architecture.

Since leaving Microsoft, Levien has worked as the Principal and Manager of Keystone Advantage, LLC, and has done freelance consulting on technology policy and complex systems. Recent projects of Levien's include policy papers and case strategy for the remedies phase of the (US) Microsoft antitrust trial, and a book, [http://www.keystone-advantage.com "The Keystone Advantage"] [cite book | first=Marco| last=Iansiti | authorlink= | coauthors=Roy Levien | year=2004 | title=The Keystone Advantage | edition= | publisher=Harvard Business School Publishing| location=Cambridge MA | id=ISBN 1-59139-307-8 ] , on "business ecosystems" and the dynamics of modern networked industries. Levien's current activities focus on invention and invention management.

Levien received an M.A. in Biology from Yale University, an A.B. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard College, and has attended the doctoral programs at the Harvard Business School and Cornell's department of Neurobiology and Behavior.

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