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Board of Directors

* denotes executive committee member

  • Peyton Anderson, MBA
    CEO
    Affinergy, Inc.
  • John L. Atkins III, FAIA*
    Chairman, Board of Directors
    Chairman and CEO
    O'Brien/Atkins Associates, PA
  • Michael A. Batalia, Ph.D., CLP
    Director, Technology Asset Management
    Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
  • George B. Briggs
    Executive Director
    The North Carolina Arboretum
  • Goldie S. Byrd, Ph.D.
    Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences
    NC A&T State University
  • John F.A.V. Cecil*
    Secretary, Board of Directors
    President
    Biltmore Farms LLC
  • Sue W. Cole*
    Managing Partner
    SAGE Leadership & Strategy, LLC
  • Michael T. Constantino*
    Treasurer, Board of Directors
    Office Managing Partner
    Ernst & Young LLP
  • Mr. J. Keith Crisco
    Secretary, Department of Commerce
    State of North Carolina
  • Stephanie E. Curtis, Ph.D.
    Professor and Director of Academic Programs
    NC State University
  • Richard H. Dean, M.D.
    Retired President and CEO
    Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
  • J. Donald deBethizy, Ph.D., DABT*
    Vice Chairman, Board of Directors 
    President and CEO
    Targacept, Inc.
  • John F. Del Giorno, JD
    Vice President, Government Relations
    GlaxoSmithKline
  • Victor J. Dzau, M.D.*
    Chancellor for Health Affairs, Duke University
    President and CEO, Duke University Health System
  • Barbara Entwisle, Ph.D.
    Vice Chancellor for Research
    Kenan Distinguished Professor
    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • John Jackson Hunt
    Former Legislator
  • Roger W. Knight
    Roger W. Knight, P.A.
  • Howard N. Lee
    President
    Howard N. Lee Institute
  • Deirdre M. Mageean, Ph.D.
    Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies
    East Carolina University
  • Ernest Mario, Ph.D.
    Chairman and CEO
    Capnia
  • William F. Marzluff, Ph.D.
    Director, Program of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
    UNC-Chapel Hill
  • Patricia R. Morton*
    Director
    Franklin Street Partners
  • Marvin Moss, Ph.D.*
    Professor
    UNC-Wilmington
  • Arthur M. Pappas*
    Managing Partner
    Pappas Ventures
    Biography
  • Michael R. Pavia, Ph.D.*
    Glori Energy
  • Milton L. Prince
    President and CEO
    Coastal Carolina Cotton Gins
  • R. Scott Ralls, Ph.D.
    President
    North Carolina Community College System
  • Hazell Reed, Ph.D.
    Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education & Research
    North Carolina Central University
  • Gerald F. Roach
    Partner
    Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP
  • Thomas W. Ross
    President
    University of North Carolina
  • Lynne Scott Safrit, CCIM, CCP
    President
    Castle & Cooke, North Carolina
  • James N. Siedow, Ph.D.
    Vice Provost for Research
    Duke University
  • E. Norris Tolson*
    President and CEO
    North Carolina Biotechnology Center
  • Steve Troxler
    Commissioner
    North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • P. Kay Wagoner, Ph.D.
    Former President, CEO and Director
    Icagen, Inc.
  • Eric R. Ward, Ph.D.
    President
    Two Blades Foundation
  • Robert G. Wilhelm, Ph.D.
    Vice Chancellor, Research & Economic Development
    Executive Director, Charlotte Research Institute
    Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science
    The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • Benjamin R. Yerxa, Ph.D.
    Vice President, R&D
    Clearside Biomedical

Board Staff:

  • Patty Gravinese
    Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
  • William Pappas
    Counsel and Assistant Secretary
    Parker, Poe, Adams and Bernstein L.L.P.
  • Julie Ungaro
    Senior Executive Assistant
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