Steering Committee

Co-chairs:

  • Jim Hunt, former North Carolina governor
  • Jim Martin, former North Carolina governor

Members:

  • Dr. Leslie Alexandre, president and CEO, North Carolina Biotechnology Center
  • Ms. Molly Broad, president, University of North Carolina
  • Mr. Jack Cecil, president, Biltmore Farms
  • Mr. Lawrence Davenport, president, J.P. Davenport and Son, and Chairman, Golden LEAF
  • Mr. Dennis Dougherty, general partner, Intersouth Partners
  • Mr. Walter Davis, investor
  • Mr. Jim Fain, secretary, N.C. Department of Commerce
  • Mr. Billy Ray Hall, president, N.C. Rural Economic Development Center
  • Dr. Charles Hamner, president, NCBIO
  • Mr. Robert Ingram, former President and COO, GlaxoSmithKline
  • Mr. Martin Lancaster, president, N.C. Department of Community Colleges
  • Mr. Howard Lee, chairman, State Board of Education
  • Ms. Beverly Perdue, lieutenant governor
  • Dr. Ralph Snyderman, chancellor, Health Affairs, Duke University
  • Dr. Robert Timmins, board chairman of the Biotechnology Center
  • Mr. Norris Tolson, secretary, N.C. Department of Revenue
  • Mr. Richard Wiley, vice President, Duke Power Co. and president, N.C. Economic Developers Association
  • The Honorable William L. Wainwright, representative, North Carolina House of Representatives