government Experts

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)

Ryan McManamay, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorBaylor University

Spatial ecologist that studies human-environmental systems in order to balance ecosystem and societal needs.

Kari Watkins

Associate Professor, Civil EngineeringGeorgia Tech - COE

Kari Watkins' research interests revolve around multi-modal transportation planning and the use of technology in transportation.

Edward Lopez

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Edward Lopez is Professor of Economics and founding director of Western Carolina University's Center for the Study of Free Enterprise.

Vinny Lingham

Co-founder & CEOgyft

Silicon Valley based Technology Entrepreneur

Joseph Coughlin, PhD

Director, AgeLabMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Coughlin's work explores how global demographics, technology and changing behaviors are transforming business & society.

Luke Yoquinto

Research Associate, MIT AgeLabMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Luke Yoquinto primarily studies the history of the current sociological narrative of old age and solutions for lengthened lifespans.

Michael S. Rogers

Senior Advisor, Washington, D.C.Brunswick Group

Michael Rogers advises in the areas of cyber security, privacy, geopolitics, technology and intelligence as well as crisis management.

Usha Rackliffe

Professor in the Practice of Accounting; Academic Director for Master in ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Jason Sellers

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington

Jason R. Sellers is a cultural and environmental historian of 17th-and 18th-century North America interested in landscapes and bodies.