Opportunities Experts

Tim Miller

Director of Engagement, Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI)Aston University

Tim has more than 15 years board level experience in technology companies, technical and commercial management and research marketing.

Christopher Deeney

Director and Distinguished Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics | Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Rochester

Deeney is an expert in high-energy-density physics and laser technologies.

Richie Hecker

Chief CatalystTraction + Scale

Entrepreneur and company turnaround magician with particular competence in digital media and direct marketing business investment strategies

Tim Draimin

Executive Director, Social Innovation Generation (SiG) NationalSocial Innovation Generation (SiG)

SiG tackles social & ecological challenges by creating a culture of social innovation that develops entrepreneurship for the common good

Jonathan Gilligan

Professor of Earth and Environmental SciencesVanderbilt University

Expert on the impact of human behavior and public policy on climate, with a focus on how small changes add up to make big differences.

Eve Rosenzweig

Professor of Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Haleigh Bartos

Associate Professor of the PracticeCarnegie Mellon University

Haleigh Bartos’s area of research is Africa and the Middle East.

Melody Rod-ari

Associate Professor of Art HistoryLoyola Marymount University

Associate Professor of Art History

Michael Ehrlich

Associate Professor of Finance and Co-Director of NJ Innovation Acceleration CenterNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Ehrlich's research focuses on financial markets and institutions, with an emphasis on market failures

Virginia Parks

Professor of Urban Planning and Public PolicyUC Irvine

Virginia Parks, PhD, is a geographer and urban planner specializing in the study of urban inequality.