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Williams was Dean of the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University from 2011-2021 where he was responsible for 1000 faculty and staff educating 10,000 students via a $310M budget. Williams represented OSU on the Business Higher Education Forum and the Council on Competitiveness, where he is a Senior Fellow. He also served on the board of One Columbus and was chair of the board of the Transportation Research Center, driving central Ohio’s economic development and regional growth strategy. Williams was President of the University of Alabama in Huntsville from 2007 to 2011. There he

Karen Posey is Founder & CEO of KP Strategies LLC a management consulting firm focused on helping CEO’s drive exponential growth and client retention. Karen has extensive experience being a high-performance leader with a successful track record in running organizations and has been recognized four times for her high performance leadership. From her early days in sales and sales leadership, to her experience in general management, management consulting, marketing, strategy, and consumer experience to CEO of a MedTech start-up. Karen has the robust knowledge, skills, attributes, and experience

Dr. John Sankovic is the president and CEO of Ohio Aerospace Institute. As OAI’s leader, Sankovic prioritizes developing multi-university partnerships, driving research from university laboratories to Ohio’s industrial aerospace manufacturers and fostering novel collaborations between governments, industries and private organizations. Sankovic comes to OAI following a distinguished 31-year career at NASA, where he most recently served as center chief technologist and director of the Office of Technology Incubation and Innovation. There, he received numerous awards, including the NASA

General Bartman is the founder of 9G Consulting LLC and currently serves as a consultant to the Senior Vice President of the Office of Research, The Ohio State University. General Bartman’s most recent military assignment was as the Adjutant General, Ohio National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Columbus, Ohio, from 2015 to 2019. He was a member of the Governor’s cabinet and was responsible for the command of the Ohio National Guard and the military readiness of the Ohio Militia. General Bartman graduated from The Ohio State University in 1982 and entered military service in September 1982

Ms. Jessica Pacheco has nine years' experience in marketing and communications across non-profit, for-profit and government industries. She is certified in Google Analytics, content marketing, search marketing and competitive analysis. Ms. Pacheco has a Master of Media Communications and a Bachelor of Linguistics.

Ms. Emma Warner has six years’ experience in marketing, communications and design across academia, nonprofit, and government sectors. She is skilled in written and verbal communication and specializes in content creation. Ms. Warner has a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies with a concentration in Business Administration.

Ms. Becky Mescher is the Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN) Program Coordinator and has been a part of OFRN since its inception in 2015. In her role, Becky ensures that research projects are developed and executed in accordance with program criteria and partner expectations. Becky joined Parallax Advanced Research in 2014 as the Communication and Event Manager for the Alliance for Human Effectiveness & Advancement (AHEAD) program. Prior to joining Parallax, Becky served as the Assistant Director of Administration & Operations at the University of Dayton Center for Leadership. During her 25