President’s Innovation Advisory Council Mission
The President’s Innovation Advisory Council (PIAC) comprises Mason advocates and industry, community, and government leaders essential to the Arlington Innovation Initiative’s success. The committee will provide leadership, vision, and guidance on placemaking, programming, partners, and more, as well as encourage other key partners to contribute to the success of this endeavor.
Membership List
Chairman
Aneesh Chopra – President, CareJourney
Council Members
Mahfuz Ahmed, BS ‘93 – CEO and Chairman, DISYS
Anne Altman, BS ‘82 – Co-Founder, Everyone Matters Inc.
U.S. Representative Don Beyer – United States House of Representatives, Commonwealth of Virginia
Sanam Boroumand – CEO, Main Digital
AC Chakrabarti, BS ‘96 – CEO, Astroflare
Admiral Jay Cohen – Principal, The Chertoff Group
Paul Cummings, MS ‘16, PhD ‘20 – Chief Architect for Defense and Aerospace, Unity Real Time Development
Mike Corkery – President and CEO, Deltek
Dr. Francisco Durán – Superintendent, Arlington Public Schools
Daniel Gade – Commissioner, Virginia Department of Veterans Services
Tim Hale – CEO, Coastal Cloud
Karen Harrington – Director of Innovation, Raytheon
Deepak Hathiramani – Founding Partner and Executive Chairman, SteeleHarbour Capital Partners
David Heyman – President and CEO, Smart Works Venture Labs
Victor Hoskins – President and CEO, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
Ahmad Ishaq – Managing Director, Spectre Holdings
Marquan D. Jackson – Vice President of Resident Services, Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing
Kurt John – Chief Security Officer, Expedia Group
Senator Tim Kaine, H.C. ‘07 – United States Senate, Commonwealth of Virginia
Riz Khaliq, BA ‘93, MA ‘94 – CEO, Assima
Andrew Ko – Founder, Kovexa
Paul Leslie – Executive Chairman, Dovel Technologies
John Loveland – President, Arete
David Metnick – Managing Director, Health and Public Service, Accenture
Paul Misener, JD ‘93 – Vice President for Global Innovation Policy and Communications, Amazon
John Muleta – CEO, Atelum LLC
Dolly Oberoi – Co-Founder and CEO, C2 Technologies, Inc.
Jay O’Brien – EVP and Chief Banking Officer, Sandy Spring Bank
Carolyn Parent – Entrepreneur in Residence, HearstLab
Delbert Parks – Vice President and Site Executive, Micron Technology
Jon Peterson – CEO, The Peterson Companies
Susan Riel – President and CEO, Eagle Bank
Pallabi Saboo – Executive Chair and Founder, Harmonia Holdings Group, LLC
Kurt Scherer – Managing Partner, C5 Capital
Anil Sharma – CEO, 22nd Century
Sumeet Shrivastava, MBA ‘94 – President and CEO, Array Information Technology
Julius D. “JD” Spain, Sr. – Senior Consultant, LMI & Community Leader/Former President, NAACP Arlington Branch
Ryan Touhill, BA ‘06 – Director, Arlington Economic Development
Vijay Venkateswaran, BS ‘90 – Founder and CEO, Viventum Inc.
Saurabh Verma, Vice President and CTO, Public Sector, Salesforce
David Wiley – President, Widelity
Christina Winn – Executive Director, Prince William County Department of Economic Development
John Wood – CEO & Chairman of the Board, Telos Corporation
