Esther Eagan joined the staff of the University at Buffalo in 2006 as a licensing manager in the Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach. She had earned a BA from the University of Rochester (1996), and both an MS in Natural Sciences (1999) and a JD (2004) from the University at Buffalo. Eagan was promoted to associate director for contracts in 2015 and senior associate director for contracts in 2020. She served as a board member for the UB Child Care Center for 17 years.