The Research & Innovation External Advisory Board (EAB) is comprised of nationally recognized thought leaders and experts from industry, academia, nonprofits and government agencies, serving to advance the mission of CU Boulder by advising on matters related to the university’s research and innovation enterprise.

Alex Andrianopoulos
Chief R&D Officer, Kairos Ventures
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Sebastian Brannstrom
Software Engineer, Lyft Level 5, Self-Driving Division (on Sabbatical)
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Joe Broz
IBM Vice President of Quantum Growth
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Lon Cardon
Chief Scientific Officer, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Walter G. Copan
Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology; Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Dianna Devore
General Counsel at Inscripta, Inc.
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Marla Dowell
Director, NIST Communications Technology Laboratory and NIST Boulder Laboratory
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Mehrdad Farhangnia
Founder & CEO at Track Medical
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Scott Fox
CEO & Founder, Global View Partners
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Mike Freeman
CEO/General Partner at Innosphere Ventures
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Dick Green
Retired President & CEO, CableLabs
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Jeff Gustavson
Vice President, Chevron North America Exploration & Production Mid-Continent Business Unit
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Sebastien Henot
Senior Manager for Digital Businesses Integration, Accenture
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Bill Jeffrey
CEO, SRI International
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Henric Johnson
Professor and Swedish Science & Innovation Counselor to the United States
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Eyal Kaplan
Chairman, Expand Investments
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Martin Keller
Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

John Kembel
Co-Founder of d.global; Entrepreneur & Design Thinker
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Dan Linzer
President, Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Cary Ludtke
Strategic Board Advisor/Consultant, Former VP and GM, Ball Aerospace
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Makenzie Lystrup
Vice President & General Manager, Civil Space at Ball Aerospace
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Dan Mallin
Managing Partner & Founder, Lucy
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Chris Moody
Partner, Foundry Group
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Chris Musselman
Head of U.S. Commercial Business, Palantir Technologies
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Faran Nouri
Managing Director, Lam Capital
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Jane Poynter
Founder & Co-CEO, Space Perspective
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Eric Roza
Chairman, TrueCoach
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

George Sparks
President & CEO, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Susan Strong
Principal, The Strong Group; Entrepreneur in Residence, Venture Partners at CU Boulder; Director, SAGE Boulder; Innosphere Client Manager
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

Jim Willett
President and CEO, Aspero Medical
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board

PR Yu
Managing Partner, Yu Galaxy
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board