Our Partners
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government, institutions of higher education & research, risk capital, venture development &
entrepreneurship
Governance Board
John Hardin
Executive Director Office of Science, Technology &
Innovation (OSTI)
North Carolina Department of
Commerce
Jennifer Mundt
Assistant Secretary of Clean Energy Economic Development
North Carolina Department of Commerce
Cristina Paredes
Executive Director
SC Nexus
Jeffrey Merrifield
Partner
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Leadership Team
John Daniels
Chief Executive Officer, PI
Greg Needham
Chief Operations Officer, co-PI
Robert Cox
Co-Chief Technology Officer, co-PI
Ramtin Hadidi
Co-Chief Technology Officer, co-PI
Catherine Hayes
Director, Cross-Sector Partnerships, co-PI
Lee Macilwinen
Director, Translation of Innovation
Stacey Moore
Director, Workforce Development