development Experts

Robert Twilley

LSU Vice President of Research and Economic DevelopmentLouisiana State University

Dr. Twilley is an internationally renowned researcher in wetland ecology.

Keith B. Hall

LSU Law Nesser Family Chair in Energy Law, Director of the LSU John P. Laborde Energy Center, Director of the LSU Mineral Law Institute, and Professor of LawLouisiana State University

Keith B. Hall is a frequent speaker on oil and gas, energy, and environmental law at the national and international levels.

Jason von Meding

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Jason von Meding is an expert in how disaster affects people.

Teresa Scassa

Full Professor in the Faculty of Law | Canada Research Chair in Information Law and PolicyUniversity of Ottawa

Information law scholar shaping privacy, data governance and AI policy as Canada Research Chair and leading voice on law and technology.

Paulo Verardi, Ph.D.

Department Head and Associate Professor of Virology and VaccinologyUniversity of Connecticut

Expert on vaccine development & virology (Smallpox, Rinderpest, Zika, coronaviruses, Rift Valley, Powassan, SFTSV, Heartland, & more)

Ken Holstein

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Ken Holstein's research focuses broadly on AI-augmented work and improving how we design and evaluate AI systems for real-world use.

Paulina Jaramillo

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Paulina Jaramillo is currently involved in research to understand the social, economic and environmental implications of energy consumption.

Alex Glosenberg, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Thomas Pogge

Director, Global Justice Program ; Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International AffairsYale University

Examining solutions to issues of global inequality and justice in health care are long-standing concerns for this Yale professor & author

Torrey Trust

Professor of Learning Technology, College of EducationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Torrey Trust is one of the world's leading scholars addressing the use of generative AI, including ChatGPT, in education.