Governance and Advisors

Prof. Dr. Raoul Klingner, Chair

Director of Research, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Dr. Silja Krekel, Vice Chair

Dept. Head of Strategic Collaborations, International Shareholdings and Copyright, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Mr. Torsten Nyncke, Director

Dept. Head of Foreign Fraunhofer Affiliates and Representations, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Ms. D. Alicia Hickok, Director

Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Mr. Stephen Williams, Director

President, Pentagon Strategies

Mr. Brian Darmody, Director

Chief Strategy Officer, Association of University Research Parks (AURP)

Mr. Nicolas Rancis, Director

National Grid Partners-Innovation

Jason Lamb, J.D., Director

Strategist, Technology Transfer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Officers

Prof. Dr. Thomas Schuelke

Fraunhofer USA President  

Kathryn Bevington

Fraunhofer USA Treasurer 

Veronica Hensler

Fraunhofer USA Secretary

Mr. Stephen Williams, Chair

President, Pentagon Strategies

Dr. John F. Reid, Vice Chair

Research Professor and Center for Digital Agriculture Affiliate, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Stephen Streatfield, Secretary

Director Research Coordination, Fraunhofer USA

Dr. Gayatri Dadheech, Senior Advisor

Chief Technology Officer, Exide Energy

Mr. Knudt Flor, Senior Advisor

Senior Vice President for Innovation and Industry Engagement, College of Charleston

Mr. Tom Kelly, Senior Advisor

Executive Director and CEO, Automation Alley

Dr. Henrikki Pantsar, Senior Advisor

General Manager, Trumpf North America

Prof. Dr. Christoph Leyens, Senior Advisor

Executive Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS

Prof. Dr. Peter Liggesmeyer, Senior Advisor

Executive Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE

Prof. Dr. Christian Brecher, Senior Advisor

Executive Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT

Dr. Alexis Sauer-Budge, Senior Advisor

Principal Scientist, Exponent
 

Mr. Douglas Larson, Senior Advisor

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (ret.)