CED was built by Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs nearly 40 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 split a third entrepreneur, investor, and corporate partner. Learn more about our dynamic board below.
Sanjay Pal Board Chair
Sanjay Pal and Kelly Rowell are building a path forward leveraging the legacy and impact CED has had on the entrepreneurial ecosystem in North Carolina.
“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.”
Kelly Rowell President & CEO
2021-2022 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Allison London Brown
CEO, UVision360
Paul Boucher
CEO & President | Parion Sciences
Michael Saber
Partner | Smith Anderson
Bill Spruill
President | Global Data Consortium
Courtney Tellefsen
Founder, CEO | The Produce Box
Garret Tripp
Partner | PwC
Anita Watkins
Director | Rex Health Ventures
2021-2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Attorney | Wyrick Robbins
Tom Allen
Carlos Arias
Managing Partner | Bagchi Law
Neil Bagchi
General Partner | Harbert Growth Partners
Brian Carney
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
President | Surrey View Consulting
Diane Ignar
Vice President, Investments & Alliances | Foundation Fighting Blindness
Rusty Kelley
Partner | Balentine
John Maddison
Partner | Grant Thornton
Matt McCleary
George Moser
Managing Director | Leeds Illuminate
Stephanie Nieman
Partner | BDO
Will Owens
SVP Workplace Investing, Fidelity
Tony Parham
Senior Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager | Bank of America
Ben Pattison
President | NuPulseCV
Sonna Patel-Raman
CTO Customer Experience | Cisco
Carlos Pignataro
General Partner | Grotech Ventures
Don Rainey
Managing Partner | Pappas Capital
Kyle Rasbach
Managing Director | Duke Angel Network
Kurt Schmidt
General Partner | Hatteras Venture Partners
Christy Shaffer
CEO | Basking Biosciences
Rich Shea
Director of Commercialization | RTI International
Vinay Tannan
Partner | Hutchison PLLC
Anna Tharrington
Executive Vice President | Wells Fargo
John Ward
Senior Vice President | PNC
Lesley Wilson
Director | SAS
Tim Wilson
Shareholder | Manning Fulton & Skinner
Bradley Wooldridge
Co-Founder & CEO | Validic
Drew Schiller
Partner | PwC
Garret Tripp
Partner | Cofounders Capital
Tim McLoughlin
CEO & President | Parion Sciences
Paul Boucher
Director | Rex Health Ventures
Anita Watkins
CEO | UVision360
Allison London Brown
Founder, CEO | The Produce Box
Courtney Tellefsen
President & CEO | Advanced Animal Diagnostics
Joy Parr Drach
Co-founder & CEO | Arrivo BioVentures
Steve Butts
Attorney | Wyrick Robbins
Tom Allen
Carlos Arias
Managing Partner | Bagchi Law
Neil Bagchi
General Partner | Harbert Growth Partners
Brian Carney
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
President | Surrey View Consulting
Diane Ignar
Vice President, Investments & Alliances | Foundation Fighting Blindness
Rusty Kelley
Partner | Balentine
John Maddison
Partner | Grant Thornton
Matt McCleary
George Moser
Managing Director | Leeds Illuminate
Stephanie Nieman
Partner | BDO
Will Owens
SVP Workplace Investing, Fidelity
Tony Parham
Senior Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager | Bank of America
Ben Pattison
President | NuPulseCV
Sonna Patel-Raman
CTO Customer Experience | Cisco
Carlos Pignataro
General Partner | Grotech Ventures
Don Rainey
Managing Partner | Pappas Capital
Kyle Rasbach
Managing Director | Duke Angel Network
Kurt Schmidt
General Partner | Hatteras Venture Partners
Christy Shaffer
CEO | Basking Biosciences
Rich Shea
Director of Commercialization | RTI International
Vinay Tannan
Partner | Hutchison PLLC
Anna Tharrington
Executive Vice President | Wells Fargo
John Ward
Senior Vice President | PNC
Lesley Wilson
Director | SAS
Tim Wilson
Shareholder | Manning Fulton & Skinner
Bradley Wooldridge
Co-Founder & CEO | Validic
Drew Schiller
Partner | PwC
Garret Tripp
Partner | Cofounders Capital
Tim McLoughlin
CEO & President | Parion Sciences
Paul Boucher
Director | Rex Health Ventures
Anita Watkins
CEO | UVision360
Allison London Brown
Founder, CEO | The Produce Box
Courtney Tellefsen
President & CEO | Advanced Animal Diagnostics
Joy Parr Drach
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
