Our Board of Directors
Leading Change Through Digital Transformation
Our team is our greatest asset, boasting a combined 200 years of experience in education, innovation & entrepreneurship, and community development. We have also gathered a diverse group of advisors who bring a broad range of valuable expertise including Corporate and Federal partners across key industry and technology sectors. We will also fill additional seats reserved for HBCU / MSI executives, industry partners, and municipal partners. Our team of professionals understands the need to serve our institutions with speed while growing the innovation and commercialization landscape for our communities.
Damon House
Founder of the Innovation MINDSET Alliance
Industry and Technology Evangelist with 20+ years of experience building PMOs, and a Member of the NASA MITTIC Partnership Council supporting the innovation and technology transfer programs with MSIs
Dr. Curtis Charles
Dean of AI & Computer Science at the University of West Indies, with experience as an HBCU President and Vice Chancellor and as an education Digital Architect in the private sector
Dr. Desmond Stubbs
Director of the Minority Serving Institution Research Council at the Oak Ridge Associated Universities managing relationships with over 30 MSIs providing graduate and post-doctoral programs
Aaron Thibault
Creative Executive with Esports and Military simulations experience developing and deploying technology training programs to HBCUs, including as the former Creative Director at Gearbox Software where he directed computer science and software development programs at universities and K-12 school districts across the South
Jeff Johnson
Founder of STEM Comm Innovation, former Chief Solutions Officer of ITA-International, and a Board Member of the Association of University Research Parks with experience developing the Tech Center Research Park in Newport News, VA among others
Fredrick Scott
Founder, of Venture Backed, an online platform connecting founders with capital, and with experience in capital markets and data-driven social media platforms
Dean Jones
Private Equity Partner with the Playbook Investor Network (PIN), Former Ambassador of Microsoft for Startups with experience mentoring over 200 founders, and a current seat on the Technology Board of Grambling State University
Beyond Our Board