NCBiotech Board of Directors
Board members share their global finance, executive, life sciences and academic experience to guide our activities. Better yet, they volunteer their time. Find out who these leaders are.
*Denotes executive committee member
Dr. Rebecca Alexander, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
Associate Dean for Research and Community Engagement
Director of Wake Downtown
Wake Downtown
Mr. Peyton Anderson, M.B.A.
Secretary
Founder and CEO
Powered Research
Dr. Anthony (Tony) Atala, M.D.
Director of Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Professor and Chair of the Department of Urology
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Mr. John L. Atkins III, FAIA*
Chairman and CEO
O'Brien Atkins Associates, PA
Dr. Michelle Berrey, M.D.*
President of R&D
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Mr. Santo (Sandy) Costa*
Board Chair
Former President and CEO
Quintiles
Smith Anderson Law
Dr. Jeffrey A. Cox
President
North Carolina College System
Mr. Jim Datin
President and CEO
BioAgilytix Labs Inc.
Mr. Douglas Edgeton*
Assistant Secretary
President and CEO
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Mr. Neal Fowler
CEO
Pathalys Pharma
Ms. Meredith Friga*
Board Vice Chair and Treasurer
Partner
Ernst & Young LLP (EY)
Ms. Kelly Fuller
Strategic Advisor to the NC Chamber President
CEO, NC Chamber Foundation
Dr. Penny Gordon-Larsen, Ph.D.
Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition
Interim Vice Chancellor for Research
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ms. Michelle Grainger
Executive Director
North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission
Mr. William (Bill) Hawkins III
Lead Director
Immucor, Inc.
Dr. Undi Hoffler, Ph.D.
Director, Research Compliance & Technology Transfer
North Carolina Central University
Dr. Daniel (Dan) Janies, Ph.D.
Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Bioinformatics and Genomics
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Dr. Shaylah Nunn Jones, JD
Principal, Government & Public Affairs
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries, LP
Ms. Karen LeVert*
Venture Partner
Pappas Capital, LLC
Dr. Jennifer Lodge, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research and Innovation
Duke University
Ms. Michelle Logan
Vice President
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Dr. Steven Lommel*
William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor
Associate Dean for Research
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Director of NC Agricultural Research Service
North Carolina State University
Mr. Merrill Mason*
Partner
Smith Anderson Law
Ms. Sheila Mikhail
Founder and CEO
Asklepios Biopharmaceutical, Inc
Mr. Adam Monroe
President & COO
Zymtronix
Mr. Art Pappas*
Managing Partner
Pappas Ventures
Pappas Capital LLC
Ms. Joy Parr Drach*
President and CEO
Advanced Animal Diagnostics Inc.
Dr. Sharon Paynter
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Economic & Community Engagement
East Carolina University
Mr. John Rabby*
Former President, RE LLC
AgBiome Board Member
Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders
Secretary, Department of Commerce
State of North Carolina
Mr. Mike Tanner
Former Director
NOAA Center for Weather and Climate
Mr. Ben Teague
Vice President of Strategic Development
Biltmore Farms
Mr. Steve Troxler
Commissioner, Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Svc.
State of North Carolina
Dr. Bhaskar Venepalli, Ph.D., MBA, FRSC
President and CEO
CiVentiChem
Dr. Aswani K. Volety
Chancellor
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Dr. Thomas Walker, Jr.
President
Wayne Community College
Mr. Brad Wilson
Founder
Wilson Strategic Consulting, LLC
Dr. Ben Yerxa, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Opus Genetics
Board Staff:
Mr. John McTyeire
Counsel and Assistant Secretary
Parker, Poe, Adams and Bernstein L.L.P.
Ms. Paltine Braxton
Senior Executive Assistant to Doug Edgeton
North Carolina Biotechnology Center