Mr. John F.A.V. Cecil
Chair
President, Biltmore Farms, LLC
National Advisory Board
Dr. Warwick Arden
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor,
NC State University
Ms. Leah Brown
President & CEO, A10 Clinical Solutions, Inc.
Mr. Tony Caravano
Principal, Business Development & University Relations, Amazon
Dr. Ruben Carbonell
Director, Kenan Institute for Engineering Technology & Science,
NC State University
Ms. Eva Clayton
Eva Clayton Associates International, Inc.
Dr. Sandra Merkel DeJames
Director, Commercial Strategy and Execution,
Metabolon, Inc.
Ms. Andrea Harris
Senior Fellow, Self Help Credit Union
Dr. Louis Martin-Vega
Dean, College of Engineering,
NC State University
Mr. Abdul Rasheed
Founder and Senior Fellow,
NC Community Development Initiative
Ms. Sepi Saidi
President & CEO,
SEPI Engineering & Construction, Inc.
Ms. Margaret Spellings
President, UNC General Administration
Ms. Jennifer Weber
Executive VP, Chief Human Resources Officer,
Lowe’s Companies
Dr. Hope Williams
President, NC Independent Colleges & Universities
Dr. James Williamson
President, NC Community College System
Dr. Randy Woodson
Chancellor, NC State University
Not Pictured:
Dr. Robin Cummings
Chancellor, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Mr. James Dixon
Senior VP, Global Quality and Compliance,
Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC
Dr. Maureen Grasso
Dean, Graduate School, NC State University
Emeritus Members:
Governor James B. Hunt, Jr.
Chair Emeritus
Dr. Blanton Godfrey
Former Dean, College of Textiles,
NC State University
Mr. Robert Ingram
Managing Partner, Hatteras Venture Partners
Mr. Tom Ross
President, Volcker Alliance, Inc.
Not Pictured:
Mr. Erskine Bowles
President Emeritus, UNC System
BDT Capital Partners, LLC