Vice President, Business Development
Erik Ahroon is Vice President of Business Development and Acquisitions at RPX Corporation where he supports business development, membership growth, acquisitions, and syndications.
Prior to RPX, Mr. Ahroon spent collectively over twelve years at Acacia Research as Vice President of Business Development and Licensing. During this time span Mr. Ahroon played a major role in the company’s growth and reemergence to market by leading BD efforts and sourcing and licensing deals which contributed to over $900 million dollars in revenue.
Prior to Acacia Mr. Ahroon was at WiLAN Technologies Inc, where he was vice president of business development and patent agent. He played a key role in WiLAN’s efforts to diversify its business by acquiring medical, energy, industrial, wireless, consumer goods and electronics and online security technologies and establishing the California office.
Early in his career, Mr. Ahroon worked as an engineer, focusing on the design, manufacture and testing of cryogenic pump technologies for the liquefied natural gas industry at Atlas Copco/JC Carter Pumps. He also supported the commercialization of hydrogen fuel storage systems at Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies and worked on advancements in the fitness industry at Star Trac Fitness.
Mr. Ahroon holds an MBA from the University of California, Irvine, and a BSME from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is an inventor on several US patents and is registered to practice before the USPTO. He currently resides in Southern California with his wife, son and daughter.