Robert Patino
Board Chair

Director of Technology Transfer at Southern Illinois University-System 


Laura Appenzeller 

Director, University of Illinois Research Park and Director, Economic Development for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


Jim Bray

Director, Corporate Engagement, Northwestern University


Joe Cassidy

Assistant Provost of Workforce and Economic Development at the College of DuPage


Jess Goode

Vice President, External Affairs, Illinois Institute of Technology


Bob Greenlee

Senior Advisor, Tusk Strategies and Tusk Ventures


Larry Kuhn

Technology Strategist, Microsoft Chicago


Jose Leboreiro

VP, Process and Chemical Research, Archer Daniels Midland Company


Vivek Mehta

Chief Information Security Officer, NORC


Kumar Natesaiyer

Vice President, Corporate Innovation Center, USG


Deepali Palta

Vice President of Global Research and Development at Kellanova


Bill Payne

Principal at Ennoventions


E.J Reedy

Founder and CEO of Intentional Gravity and Strategic Advisor to Portal Innovations


Somali Tomczak

Director of Operations, Nicor Gas


Colleen Wright

Vice President, Corporate Innovation Center, USG