RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has announced the 27 individuals who have been selected to serve on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE).
Members will advise the Commerce Secretary on accelerating innovation, expanding entrepreneurship, and developing a globally competitive workforce.
The new members are:
Luis Arbulu, Director, Samsung Open Innovation Center
Robert Atkinson, President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Brian Balasia, Founder & CEO, Digerati, Inc.
Barbara Bry, COO, Blackbird Ventures
Michael Burcham, President and CEO, The Nashville Entrepreneur Center (Co-chair)
Lou Anne Bynum, Founder, Long Beach Community College, Office of College Advancement
Greg Cangialosi, CEO, MissionTix.com, LLC
Steve Case, Chairman & CEO, Revolution
James Clements, President, Clemson University (Co-chair)
Fred Dedrick, Executive Director, National Fund for Workforce Solutions
Christine Furstoss, Technical Director & Senior Executive, General Electric Company, Manufacturing & Materials
William Generett, President & CEO Urban Innovation21
Julie Goonewardene, President, University of Kansas, KU Innovation and Collaboration
Kelly Grier, Vice Chair, Talent, Ernst & Young
Mary Ann Guerra, CEO, BioAccel
Robert Hohman, Co-Founder & CEO, Glassdoor, Inc.
Lila Ibrahim, Chief Business Officer at Coursera and Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Tiffany Karp, Executive Director, Global Center for Medical Innovation
David Kenney, President & Executive Director, Oregon Best
Chauncy Lennon, Senior Program Director, Workforce Initiatives, JP Morgan Chase
Marie Lynch, President & CEO, Skills for Chicagoland's Future (Co-chair)
Sethuraman Panchanathan, Senior Vice President, Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development (OKED)
Laura Powers, Co-Founder & Executive Director, CODE2040
Eric Severson, Senior VP, Global Talent Solutions, Gap Inc.
Rohit Shukla, Founder & CEO, Larta Institute
Amy Stursberg, Executive Director, Blackstone Charitable Foundation
Stephen Tang, President, CEO & Director, University City Science Center
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