OUR TEAM
Allen Phelps
Founder & CEO
Allen Phelps is a board-certified security professional who has focused his career on establishing Research Security Management Programs and Insider Threat Management Programs to safeguard intellectual property, research, trade secrets and other types of proprietary information assets from loss, theft, and misappropriation. He is currently the founder and CEO of IPTalons, Inc., a managed research security service provider focused on protecting research personnel and related innovation assets in the academic, corporate, and government sectors.
His corporate research security management work includes the establishment of a trade secret protection program at Merck & Co., a large innovative research-based pharmaceutical company, that has been cited as the best-in-class security program focused on protecting pharmaceutical trade secrets and building research compliance resiliency. Allen also served in a research security training role at the Texas A&M University System, and served almost two decades with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in various roles.
Jeff Hinson
CFO & Board Member
Jeff Hinson is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Board Member of IPTalons, Inc. He is a former CFO of two NYSE-traded companies, Univision Communications and Hispanic Broadcasting. He has 17 years’ experience as a public company board member serving on as many as four public company boards. His roles have included being appointed as Board Chairman, Audit Committee Chair, and Governance Chair. He is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and a member of the Advisory Council on audit matters. He is experienced in dealing with compliance, enterprise risk, and security risk issues as well as intellectual property and IP licensing.
Jeff Hinson mentors start up and early-stage management teams, is an advisor and fund investor in Austin-based Ecliptic Capital, and a mentor at the Capital Factory. He is on the board of two venture backed start-up companies and an advisor to several other start-ups in music tech, multi-cultural podcasting, sports marketplace tech, consumer data and insights, and fin-tech.
Jeff Hinson received his BBA and MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
Stan Woodward
Business Development, Board Member
Stan Woodward is the former CEO and Chairman of MVPindex, Inc., a social and digital sponsorship valuation platform for sports and entertainment brands, teams, leagues, properties, and influencers. Most recently, he seed-funded and was a co-founder of MyLifeIQ, a genomics health and wellness company that was sold to Recuro Health and Quantum Symphony Group, a cyber security consulting firm that focuses on solutions and best practices for small and medium sized businesses. Prior to joining MVPindex, Stan served as CEO of LTF, Inc., now part of The National Math and Science Initiative, which is a pre-AP and AP teacher training and courseware development company.
Stand Woodward is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and senior executive in technology startups and fast-growing companies such as Reflect, Yahoo!, broadcast.com, and Ascend that specialize in media creation, management, distribution, artificial intelligence, analytics and measurement, and content delivery. Stan has invested in over 70 early-stage ventures since 1995 and participated in several successful IPO’s, including broadcast.com and Ascend, that had a combined market valuation of nearly $30B at the time of their acquisition by Yahoo! and Lucent, respectively. Stan Woodward sits on the board of IPTalons and is a senior trustee for Austin College in Sherman, Texas. He received his B.S.E.E. from Oklahoma State University.
Bill Davis
Bill Davis is the Chairman and CEO of the second-oldest business in Dallas, Dexter & Company, which is a Dallas-based property, casualty, and benefits insurance brokerage firm.
Davis is a graduate of Texas Christian University, where he earned his BBA in Finance. He also served as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army, and currently serves in the Individual Ready Reserve.
An active member of the Dallas community, Davis serves as a Board Member of the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas and participates in the Young President’s Organization, Chief Executive Round Table, and the Society of International Business Fellows, among many other organizations
Board Member
Phillip B. Philbin
Phillip B. Philbin is a seasoned trial lawyer with over thirty years of experience explaining complicated technology to judges and juries across the country. Phillip represents large technology companies and prolific inventors alike in highly technical cases. The combination of his engineering acumen with his presentation skills have resulted in trial wins from coast to coast explaining a myriad of technical disciplines (from heart surgery to virtual reality gaming). Attention to detail, strategic planning, and precise execution form the foundation of his practice.
Phillip is an entrepreneur as well. He has crafted innovative fee models for law firms; created and taught a hands-on patent litigation law school class; and implemented strategic investment strategies for law firms. Phillip uses his legal and technical knowledge with a touch of investment savvy to craft innovative methods to capitalize on intellectual property investments.
Board Member
Who We Are
Protecting Your Life's Work is Our Life's Work.
We understand your research is the product of years’ worth of time, effort, and sacrifice. That’s why you deserve a risk management service provider that matches that commitment and dedication to safeguarding your innovations.
