development Experts

Michael Vandenbergh

Professor of LawVanderbilt University

Expert in environmental law and how private industry can help slow climate change.

Eric Strauss

Presidential Professor of BiologyLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Joel Levesque, APR, FCPRS

PrincipalPublic Affairs Counsel

Independent public-affairs counsellor specializing in strategic communications and government-relations management

Kyra Pearson

Associate Professor, Rhetoric and Cultural Studies & Associate Chair, Communication StudiesLMU College of Communication and Fine Arts

Jason Davidson

Professor of Political Science and International AffairsUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Davidson specializes in U.S. foreign and security policy and global affairs. He's a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council.

Vanessa Newell

Professor and Chair of ProductionLoyola Marymount University

Chris Caplice, PhD

Executive Director | Senior Research Scientist | Founder and Director, MIT Freight LabMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Caplice's research focuses on improving the way freight transportation is designed, procured, and managed.

Jasna Jankovic, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Materials Science & EngineeringUniversity of Connecticut

Prof. Jasna Jankovic is an expert in the development of advanced imaging and spectroscopy, fuel cells and industrial collaborations.

Alexander Schwarzmann, PhD

Dean of the School of Computer and Cyber SciencesAugusta University

Dean Schwarzmann is a nationally-recognized expert in cybersecurity of voting technology, computer science, and distributed systems.

Luis Ricardo Fraga

Director, Institute for Latino Studies; Acting Chair, Department of Political ScienceUniversity of Notre Dame

Luis Ricardo Fraga specializes in race, education, ethnicity, and Latino politics, as well as immigration, urban and voting rights policy.