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.


Spring/Fall 2024 Meeting Dates 

  • April 15, 2024  |  1–2:30 p.m.  |  Virtual
  • October 11, 2024  |  1-4 p.m.  |  Boulder, Colorado

External Advisory Board Charter


 

Alex Andrianopoulos
Alex Andrianopoulos
Chief R&D Officer, Kairos Ventures
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board
Alberto Conti Portrait
Alberto Conti
Vice President and General Manager of Civil Space, Ball Aerospace
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board
Walter Copan Portrait
Walter G. Copan
Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer, Colorado School of Mines
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board
Dianna Devore
Dianna Devore
General Counsel & SVP, Corporate Development at MBrace Therapeutics
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board
Marla Dowell
Marla Dowell
Director, CHIPS Metrology Program and NIST Boulder Laboratory
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board
Mehrdad Farhangnia
Mehrdad Farhangnia
Founder & CEO, Track Medical
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board
Terri Fiez headshot
Terri Fiez
(Retired) Former Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, CU Boulder
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Michael Freeman
Mike Freeman
CEO/General Partner, Innosphere Ventures
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Jeff Gustavson
Jeff Gustavson
President, Chevron New Energies
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Michelle Hadwiger Portrait
Michelle Hadwiger
Director, Global Business Development, Office of Economic Development & International Trade
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board
Portrait of Basil Hassan
Basil Hassan, PhD.
Director and Deputy Chief Research Officer, Sandia National Laboratories
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board
Bill Jeffrey
Bill Jeffrey
CEO, SRI International
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Henric Johnson
Henric Johnson
Professor and Swedish Science & Innovation Counselor to the United States
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board
Eyal Kaplan
Eyal Kaplan
Chairman, Expand Investments
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Martin Keller
Martin Keller
Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board
John Kembel
John Kembel
Entrepreneur & Design Thinker
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board
Mike Kesti Portrait
Mike Kesti
Senior Vice President Corporate Research Laboratory, 3M
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board
SJ Maxted
SJ Maxted
Deloitte US Public Sector Sustainability, Climate & Equity
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board
Jane Poynter
Jane Poynter
Founder & Co-CEO, Space Perspective
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board
Susan Strong
Susan Strong
Entrepreneur in Residence, Venture Partners at CU Boulder; Director, SAG/Innosphere Boulder; Principal, The Strong Group
Research & Innovation External Advisory Board
PR Yu
PR Yu
Managing Partner, Yu Galaxy
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