Xperts

Our Xperts are a multidisciplinary network of innovative institutional leaders, accomplished entrepreneurs, and industry changemakers. They support student teams and xFoundry leadership.

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Academic Council
Ambassadors
CXOs
Horizons Council
Innovation Scholars
Judges
Mentors
Speakers

Shape the next generation of  Solutionists

The Academic Council shapes the next generation of solutionists by championing program adoption across disciplines to mobilize faculty and students. As college and university leadership they shape and highlight institutional impact, cultivate vital partnerships with corporate research sponsors, and promote the TEAMS mindset in higher education.

Kimberly Griffin
University of Maryland, College Park
Gloria Reeves
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Arnaud Trouvé
University of Maryland, College Park
Mike Hoffmeyer
University of Maryland, College Park
Dean Chang
University of Maryland, College Park
Prabhudev Konana
University of Maryland, College Park
Natalie Lightfoot-Solomon
University of Maryland, College Park
Jay Perman
University System of Maryland
William Bentley
Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices
David Mount
University of Maryland, College Park
Sara Gallagher
University of Maryland, College Park
Matt Scassero
MATRIX Lab
Stephanie Shonekan
University of Maryland, College Park
Craig Kier
University of Maryland, College Park
Heidi Sweeley
University of Maryland, College Park
Stephen Roth
University of Maryland, College Park
Susan Rivera
University of Maryland, College Park
Axel Persaud
University of Maryland, College Park
Samuel Graham
University of Maryland, College Park
Kenneth Kiger
University of Maryland, College Park
Abby McEwen
University of Maryland, College Park
Chetan Joshi
University of Maryland, College Park
Dan Kunitz
Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech)
Amitabh Varshney
University of Maryland, College Park
Boris Lushniak
University of Maryland, College Park
Jim Zahniser
University of Maryland, College Park
Mike Fry
University of Maryland, College Park
Martha Wang
University of Maryland, College Park
Subra Tangirala
University of Maryland, College Park
Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
William Cohen
University of Maryland, College Park
Maria Johnson
University of Maryland, College Park
Bob Grimm
University of Maryland, College Park
Robert Orr
University of Maryland, College Park
Sarah Michel
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Jennifer Schwartz
University of Maryland, College Park
James Green
University of Maryland, College Park
Ron Padrón
University of Maryland, College Park
Damien Pfister
University of Maryland, College Park
Matthias Zwicker
Craig Beyrouty
University of Maryland, College Park
Rafael Lorente
Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Warren Kelley
University of Maryland, College Park
Dawn Jourdan
University of Maryland, College Park
Sammy Popat
University of Maryland, College Park
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