
Board of Directors

Robert Patino
Board Chair
Director of Technology Transfer at Southern Illinois University-SystemÂ

Laura AppenzellerÂ
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
