CED was built by Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs more than 35 years ago and is still led by them today.
We are proud to be represented by some of the area’s most talented and successful leaders committed to ensuring the success of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in this area. The formation of the board is intentional to ensure a balanced representation from each component of the ecosystem. We are a quarter Entrepreneur, a quarter Professional Service, a quarter Community Resource and a quarter Investor. Learn more about our dynamic board below.
Chair | Sanjay Pal, Global VP and GM, Head of CX, IBM Hybrid Cloud
“The CED Board has gained perspective after speaking with the community during a transitional year for the organization. The next step is moving from data collection to informative design to a plan for execution,” says Mr. Pal. “And in doing so, realizing how our collective impact will be transformational for our region.”
Chair Elect | Allison London Brown CEO, Luminelle DTx Hysteroscopy System, UVision360
“Entrepreneurs are at the heart of CED, and transforming the organization is vital to our mission to meet their needs. I believe we have a great opportunity to reach and connect to new companies, new investors, and new partners to create this model of success,”
Attorney | Wyrick Robbins
Tom Allen
Carlos Arias
Founder & CEO | Adzerk
James Avery
Managing Partner | Bagchi Law
Neil Bagchi
CEO & President | Parion Sciences
Paul Boucher
Co-founder & CEO | Arrivo BioVentures
Steve Butts
General Partner | Harbert Growth Partners
Brian Carney
Chief Marketing Officer | IronNet Cybersecurity
Russ Cobb
Partner | Davis Moore
Matthew Cooke
Vice President, Human Genetics BD | GSK
Neal Curran
Partner | Hughes Pittman & Gupton LLP
Heather Dean
Principal | River Cities Capital Funds
Patrick Dunnigan
Co-Founder | Catalyst Research Alliance
Doug Eisner
Chief Strategy Officer | Allobee
Anne English
Partner | Cherry Bekaert LLP
Ronnie Eubanks
Managing Director | Deloitte
Tim Fleischman
Partner | EY
Meredith Friga
Partner | Fulcrum Equity Partners
Alston Gardner
Director, Human Resources | Participate
Ranya Hahn
Specialist Leader | Deloitte Digital
Kimberly Hames
President | Surrey View Consulting
Diane Ignar
Vice President, Investments & Alliances | Foundation Fighting Blindness
Senior Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager | Bank of America
Ben Pattison
President | NuPulseCV
Sonna Patel-Raman
General Partner | Grotech Ventures
Don Rainey
Managing Partner | Pappas Capital
Kyle Rasbach
Co-founding Partner | Vaco
David Rhode
Partner | Smith Anderson
Michael Saber
Co-Founder & CEO | Validic
Drew Schiller
Managing Director | Duke Angel Network
Kurt Schmidt
CFO | Spoonflower
Brad Schomber
CEO | Entigral Systems
Mark Self
General Partner | Hatteras Venture Partners
Christy Shaffer
CEO | Basking Biosciences
Rich Shea
Director of Commercialization | RTI International
Vinay Tannan
Founder, CEO | The Produce Box
Courtney Tellefsen
Partner | Hutchison PLLC
Anna Tharrington
VP & General Manager | Dover Fueling Solutions
Matt Tormollen
Partner | PwC
Garret Tripp
Executive Vice President | Wells Fargo
John Ward
Director | Rex Health Ventures
Anita Watkins
Senior Vice President | PNC
Lesley Wilson
Director | SAS
Tim Wilson
Shareholder | Manning Fulton & Skinner
Bradley Wooldridge
Attorney | Wyrick Robbins
Tom Allen
Carlos Arias
Founder & CEO | Adzerk
James Avery
Managing Partner | Bagchi Law
Neil Bagchi
CEO & President | Parion Sciences
Paul Boucher
Co-founder & CEO | Arrivo BioVentures
Steve Butts
“CED plays a vital role in the entrepreneurial ecosystem helping to support, build and promote young companies that are critical to our economy, our well being and our health. I am a proud champion of this great organization. ” -Steve Butts, 2020
General Partner | Harbert Growth Partners
Brian Carney
Chief Marketing Officer | IronNet Cybersecurity
Russ Cobb
Partner | Davis Moore
Matthew Cooke
Vice President, Human Genetics BD | GSK
Neal Curran
Partner | Hughes Pittman & Gupton LLP
Heather Dean
Principal | River Cities Capital Funds
Patrick Dunnigan
Co-Founder | Catalyst Research Alliance
Doug Eisner
Chief Strategy Officer | Allobee
Anne English
Partner | Cherry Bekaert LLP
Ronnie Eubanks
Managing Director | Deloitte
Tim Fleischman
Partner | EY
Meredith Friga
Partner | Fulcrum Equity Partners
Alston Gardner
Director, Human Resources | Participate
Ranya Hahn
Specialist Leader | Deloitte Digital
Kimberly Hames
President | Surrey View Consulting
Diane Ignar
Vice President, Investments & Alliances | Foundation Fighting Blindness
