(From left to right) Marjorie Benbow of the Biotechnology Center, Jeanie Moore of Rowan Cabarrus Community College, Former Gov. Jim Martin of Carolinas Healthcare Center, Bob Wilhelm of the Charlotte Research Institute, Emily Felt of Duke Power, Ken Piller of SoyMeds and Clyde Higgs of North Carolina Research Campus.)
Chair: Former Gov. Jim Martin, Corporate Vice President, Carolinas Healthcare System, Charlotte
Vice Chair: Bob Wilhelm, executive director, Charlotte Research Institute, Charlotte
- Mark Arizmendi, Principal, Northwestern Capital Partners, Charlotte
- Magdy Attia, Ph.D., Director of Technology, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte
- Marjorie Benbow, Director, Greater Charlotte Regional Office, North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Charlotte
- Banks Bourne, BurnsAdler Pharmaceuticals Inc., Charlotte
- Steve Casey, Vice President, Statewide Operations, North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Research Triangle Park
- Emily Felt, Manager, Business Development, Duke Energy, Charlotte
- Laurie Heyer, Ph.D., L. Richardson King Associate Professor, Davidson College, Davidson
- Donny Hicks, Executive Director, Gaston County Economic Development Commission, Gastonia
- Clyde Higgs, VP Business Development, Castle & Cooke North Carolina, Kannapolis
- Darrell Hinnant, Kannapolis City Council, Kannapolis
- John K. Hudson, Managing Director & Group Head, Wachovia Securities, Charlotte
- John Mackay, Executive Director, Discovery Place Inc., Charlotte
- Dr. James McDeavitt, Senior Vice President, Education and Research, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte
- Kenny McDonald, Senior Vice President, Economic Development, Charlotte Regional Partnership, Charlotte
- Scott Millar, Catawba County Economic Development Comission, Hickory
- Jeanie Moore, Vice President, Continuing Education Programs, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury
- Steve Mosier, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor, Research & Federal Relations, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
- John C. (Chris) Murphy, Founder, Business Development Testing, Charlotte
- Simon Pedder, Ph.D., President and CEO, Chelsea Therapeutics International, Charlotte
- Ken Piller, Ph.D., President, SoyMeds, Davidson
- Pat Skinner, Ph.D., President , Gaston College, Dallas, N.C.
- Sam Sloan, Consultant, Charlotte
- Rosie Tong, Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Charlotte
- Kenneth W. Vance, Senior Vice President, Bank of America, Statesville
- Dr. Steve Wallenhaupt, EVP and Chief Medical Officer, Presbyterian Healthcare/Novant Health, Charlotte
- Tony Zeiss, President , Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte