Debi is the Senior Licensing Associate in the Technology Transfer Office at The MITRE Corporation, a not-for-profit managing federally funded R&D centers. She is involved with the management of the company’s diverse intellectual property portfolio and technology licensing activities.

Debi's past professional responsibilities include new business development in the environmental industry, analysis of emerging markets, marketing and communications. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and an MBA from the University of Maryland.