Board Members

Michael Cunningham, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Red Hat, Inc.

Kimberly Bankston, GM Human Resources, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy

Ravi Bellamkonda, Vinik Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University

Jason Botts, Vice President, Information Technology, Chiltern International

Eric Boyette, Secretary and State Chief Information Officer, NC Department of Information Technology

Suresh Chandra, Professor Emeritus & Former Dean, College of Engineering, NC A&T State University

Amalendu Chatterjee, Co-Founder, Eximsoft International

Judith Cone, Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Economic Development, UNC-Chapel Hill

Algie Gatewood, President, Alamance Community College

H. Christian Hölljes, Professor, Innovation + Design, NC State University

Catherine Horne, President and CEO at Discovery Place, Inc.

Daryush Ila, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Technology Transfer Officer, & Radiation Safety Officer, Fayetteville State University

Keenan Locklear, Science Teacher, Public Schools of Robeson County

Mark McNeilly, Professor of the Practice, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC-Chapel Hill

Robert A Millet, Director of Clinical Research, Carolina Behavioral Care

Mitch Mumma, Managing General Partner, Intersouth Partners

Matt V. Phillips, President, Zylera Pharma Corp

Olga Pierrakos, Founding Chair and Professor, Department of Engineering, Wake Forest University

Alan Rebar, Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Economic Development, NC State University

Donald Thompson, CEO, Creative Allies; Executive Chairman, O3 Creative

Robert Wilhelm, Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development, UNC Charlotte; Executive Director, Charlotte Research Institute

Sam Houston, President & CEO, NC Science, Mathematics, and Technology (SMT) Education Center

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