Mission
The President’s Innovation Advisory Council 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
Mike Corkery – President and CEO, Deltek
Dr. Francisco Durán – Superintendent, Arlington Public Schools
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 – Founder and CEO, U.Group and Managing Director, Spectre Holdings
Marquan D. Jackson – Resident Services Director, Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing
Kurt John – Chief Cybersecurity Officer, Siemens USA
Senator Tim Kaine, H.C. ‘07 – United States Senate, Commonwealth of Virginia
Riz Khaliq, BA ‘93, MA ‘94 – CEO, Assima
Paul Leslie – Executive Chairman, Dovel Technologies
John Loveland – Global Head of Cyber Security Strategy and Marketing, Verizon
John Maxwell – Commissioner, Virginia Department of Veterans Services
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
Jon Peterson – CEO, The Peterson Companies
Susan Riel – President and CEO, Eagle Bank
Kurt Scherer – Managing Partner, C5 Capital
Sumeet Shrivastava, MBA ‘94 – President and CEO, Array Information Technology
Julius D. “JD” Spain, Sr. – President Arlington Branch NAACP & LMI Consultant, Arlington Branch NAACP
Telly Tucker – Director, Arlington Economic Development, Arlington County
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
