GOVERNING BOARD

The Governing Board provides executive leadership to the Center through the cooperation of some of the best-informed and successful business leaders in the world of nanotechnology.

Officers and Executive Committee

Patrick Stewart
Chairman and CEO
Pepperweed Consulting, LLC
Chairman

Luis Fanor Vega, Ph.D.
Division Manager - Engineered Finishes
Alcoa, Inc.
Vice Chairman

Steven Winberg
Vice President - Research & Development
CONSOL Energy, Inc.
Secretary/Treasurer

Daniel Rardon, Ph.D.
Manager - Advanced Technologies/Sr. Scientist
PPG Industries, Inc.
Past Chairman

Directors

Audrey Russo
President & CEO
Pittsburgh Technology Council

Carlo Pantano, Ph.D.
Director - Materials Research Institute
The Pennsylvania State University

Rachel Allen J.D.
General Counsel
ALung Technologies, Inc. and ClearCount Medical Solutions, Inc.

Robert Kumpf, Ph.D.
Chief Operating Officer
Plextronics , Inc.

Volker Mirgel, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President
Bayer MaterialScience, LLC

*Annually rotating seat among Carnegie Mellon University, The Pennsylvania State University, University of Pittsburgh, and Lehigh University