Valerie Gil

Valerie Gill serves IU as the Associate Vice President for Business Partnerships. In this role, she provides the strategic direction, oversight, and infrastructure for university efforts to create dynamic business partnerships, as well as oversee IU’s Office of Licensing and Trademarks.

Valerie joined IU in 2008 as Indiana University’s Director of Licensing and Trademarks. In this role, Valerie is responsible for managing the University’s trademark portfolio and trademark licensing program, which includes the successful promotion, protection and licensing of the IU name, its system-wide trademarks, and commercial depictions of campus landmarks.

The Office of Sponsorships joined the Licensing and Trademarks office portfolio in 2016, and Valerie assumed the title of Indiana University’s Director of Sponsorships, Licensing and Trademarks. Valerie’s leadership of the Sponsorship Office provides the infrastructure to leverage the university’s brand, assets, reach, and internal and external relationships, to create mutually beneficial university-wide or campus-wide sponsorships that align with and support the university’s goals.

Prior to coming to IU, Valerie held positions with the State of Indiana, including Manager of Sales Operations and Licensing at the State Lottery, and as the Director of Branch Operations for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Prior to that, she worked for Galyan’s, The Gap, and G.H. Bass in various roles including buying, product management, and visual merchandising. Valerie earned her BS from Western Michigan University.