NJII's Board of Directors
Aisha Haynes, Ph.D.
VP, Advanced Materials, Strategic Marketing Innovations
Al De Seta
Partner, Venture Capital/Angel Investing
Atam Dhawan, Ph.D.
Senior Vice Provost for Research, NJIT
Chrissy Buteas
President & CEO, HealthCare Institute of New Jersey
David Spicka, CFA
Assistant Vice President and Wealth Management Advisor,
Merrill Wealth Management
Dean J. Paranicas
Chairman/Former President & CEO, HealthCare Institute of New Jersey
Debbie Hart
President & CEO, BioNJ
Dhiraj Shah
Founder & Executive Chairman, Avaap
Elisa A. Charters
Principal EAC Business International LLC, Founder Juego.Juegos
Jen Rowland, CPA, CMA
CFO, Girls With Impact
John Pelesko, Ph.D.
NJIT Provost & SVP of Academic Affairs, NJIT
Michele Siekerka, Esq.
President & CEO, New Jersey
Business & Industry Association
Robert Cohen, M.S.
President Digital, Robotics, & Enabling Technologies, Stryker
Teik Lim, Ph.D.
President, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
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