Board of Directors

Dr. Kara Battle
VP, Chief Academic Officer, Durham Technical Community College

JB Buxton
President, Durham Technical Community College

David Dodson
Founding Member, Made in Durham; CEO, MDC (Retired)

Geoff Durham
President, Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce

Dr. Victor Dzau
President, National Academy of Medicine

Martin Eakes
President, Self Help Credit Union

Doug Edgeton
CEO, NC Biotechnology Center

Bo Ferguson
City Manager, City of Durham

Claudia Hager
County Manager, Durham County

Avi Halpert
Vice President, Govt Affairs and Community Development, United Therapeutics

Lilyn Heister
Southeast External Affairs, Google

Andrew Holton
COO, Research Triangle Foundation

Dr. Anthony Lewis
Superintendent, Durham Public Schools

Wade Smedley
Director, Human Resources, Merck Manufacturing

Dr. Tunde Sotunde
CEO, BCBSNC

Alex Murray
VP & General Manager, RTP Pharma Site, Biogen

Casey Steinbacher
Executive Director, Made in Durham

Larry Tilly
Owner, Acme Plumbing

Leslie Walden
VP, Fidelity Investments

Stelfanie Williams
VP for Durham and Community Affairs, Duke