Raymond L. Natukunda
Co-Founder & Operations Lead
Brief info
Raymond is an Innovation and IP Management professional. With a background in Electrical Engineering, he specialises in Innovation Management, Intellectual Property Management and Training, Intellectual Property Policy/Strategy Design and Development.
Raymond coordinates ILA’s various programs and initiatives to ensure delivery of value for our clients and partners. Raymond is critical in delivering ILA’s value proposition to our clients relating to IP Searches & Audits, Institutional IP Policies and Strategies, Innovation Management and Intellectual Property Management.
Raymond has been a part of Uganda’s Innovation Eco-System for over 5 years in the Public and Private sector. Before ILA, Raymond was part of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation where he co-organized and delivered multiple IP capacity building programs, undertook multiple Intellectual Property Searches & Audits and took part in development of multiple national and institutional policies in Innovation management and Intellectual Property.
He graduated from Makerere University with a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering, and also possesses a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management from Uganda Management Institute. He has attained multiple certifications in Innovation & Intellectual Property Management from globally acclaimed institutions including the World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, Korea Intellectual Property Office, European Patent Organization, UNESCO and Oxentia.
Raymond is also a fellow of the Huduma Program of the Leo Africa Institute.