MR. JACK CECIL
Chair, IEI
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 at Metabolon, Inc.
Dr. George Fouts
Interim President, North Carolina Community College System
ms. Andrea Harris
Senior Fellow, NC Institute of Minority Economic Development, Inc
Dr. Louis Martin-Vega
Dean, NC State University, College of Engineering
mr. Joseph Peel
Mayor, Elizabeth City
Dr. Scott Ralls
President, Northern Virginia Community College
mr. Abdul Rasheed
Founder and Senior Fellow, NC Community Development Initiative
ms. Sepi Saidi
President & CEO, SEPI Engineering & Construction, Inc.
mr. Carlos Sanchez
Regional Director, External Affairs, AT&T North Carolina
Mr. Richard Y. Stevens
Of Counsel, Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P.
Ms. Jennifer Weber
Chief Human Resources Officer, Lowe’s
dr. Hope Williams
President, NC Independent Colleges & Universities
Dr. Randy Woodson
Chancellor, NC State University
Emeritus Members:
GOVERNOR JAMES B. HUNT, JR.
Chair Emeritus, IEI
dr. Blanton Godfrey
Former Dean, NC State University, College of Textiles
mr. Robert Ingram
Managing Partner, Hatteras Venture Partners
mr. Tom Ross
President, The University of North Carolina