Kristin M. Gray is a technology transfer expert with more than 15 years of experience in the field. She is part of the original team that established the APL Office of Technology Transfer in 1999. Before becoming the Director in November, 2006, Gray was the Lab's Assistant Director for Technology Transfer. Prior to her leadership at APL, she worked at the University of Maryland's technology transfer office for eight years.

Gray holds a B.A. in Sociology-based Human Relations from Connecticut College. She is a member of the Licensing Executives Society and the Association of University Technology Managers.