Advisory Committee

Chair: Bob Wilhelm, Executive Director, Charlotte Research Institute, Charlotte

Vice Chair:

• Mark Arizmendi, Principal, Northwestern Capital Partners, Charlotte
• Magdy Attia, Ph.D., Chair of the Council of Deans, Dean, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte
• Chuck Bamford, Ph.D., Professor of Entrepreneurship & Strategy, Dennis Thompson Chair of Entrepreneurial Leadership, McColl School of Business, Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte
• Marjorie Benbow, JD, MBA, MSPH, Executive Director, Greater Charlotte Regional Office, North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Charlotte
• Bill Burton, MBA, Senior Vice President & Senior Client Manager, Commercial Banking Healthcare and Institutions, Charlotte
• Steve Casey, Vice President, Statewide Operations, North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Research Triangle Park
• Dane Fisher, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology, Pheiffer University, Misenheimer
• Linda Greer, EdD, Vice President for Economic & Workforce Development, Gaston College, Dallas
• John K. Hudson, Managing Director & Group Head Consumer, Healthcare & Gaming Investment Banking, Wells Fargo Securities, Charlotte
• Jeffrey Kline, MD, Interim Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte
• Michael Luther, Ph.D., MBA, President, David H. Murdock Research Institute, Kannapolis
• Susan MacIsaac, Ph.D., Analytical Innovations Team Lead, Monsanto Company, Kannapolis
• Former Gov. Jim Martin, Ph.D., Senior Advisor, McGuireWoods Consulting, Charlotte
• Jim McDeavitt, MD, Senior Vice President, Education and Research, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte
• Scott Millar, President, Catawba County Economic Development Corporation, Hickory
• Jim Oblinger, Ph.D., Professor, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, Kannapolis
• Bruce Parker, Manager, Parker Medical Associates, Charlotte
• Simon Pedder, Ph.D., President and CEO, Chelsea Therapeutics International, Charlotte
• Ken Russell, Ph.D., Enterprise Strategy, Cisco, Charlotte
• Katherine Taber, Ph.D., FANPA, Assistant Director-Education, VISN 6 MIRECC, Research Professor, VA College of Osteopathic Medicine, Research Health Scientist, W.G. "Bill" Hefner VAMC, Salisbury
• Rosie Tong, Ph.D., Director, Center for Professional and Applied Ethics, Distinguished Prof. of Healthcare Ethics in Philosophy, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Charlotte
• Steve Wallenhaupt, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Presbyterian Healthcare/Novant Health, Charlotte
• Bob Wilhelm, Ph.D., Associate Provost for Stategic Research Partnerships, Executive Director, Charlotte Research Institute, Charlotte

Emeritus Member: Chris Murphy, MBA, MS Ed., President, Business Development Testing, Charlotte