Senior Management Team

Daniel P. McCurdy Allied Security Trust CEO Daniel P. McCurdy
CEO

Mr. McCurdy has more than twenty years of experience in intellectual property positions at highly regarded technology companies including ThinkFire, Lucent Technologies and IBM. Mr. McCurdy received his B.A. summa cum laude from the University of North Carolina. He also serves as CEO of PatentFreedom, an online community providing companies comprehensive information and networking capabilities to better manage patent assertions from Non-Practicing Entities.
Kerry G. Hopkin Allied Security Trust CFO Kerry G. Hopkin
CFO

Mr. Hopkin began his career in public accounting but for the past twenty years has served as the CFO of venture capital-backed companies. He holds a BS in Economics from Brigham Young University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Linda Biel Allied Security Trust Vice President Business Development Linda Biel
Vice President Business Development

Linda Biel has more than 20 years of experience in high technology, specializing in business development, marketing and sales. She is responsible for new member recruitment and managing the relationships between Allied Security Trust and sellers of patent portfolios, including patent brokers and direct sellers. Previously, she was a founder and Director of Customer Relations for PatentFreedom, and before that served in a variety of customer and partner interfacing roles at IBM, including assignments in both Asia and Europe. Linda received a M.S. magna cum laude in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University.