Fiduciary governance for the nonprofit.
The Board of Directors carries the nonprofit's oversight duties and remains distinct from the editorial Advisory Board.
Santa J. Ono
Board of Directors
Former President of the University of Michigan and the University of British Columbia. One of North America's most experienced academic leaders.
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President of the research organization founded by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, developing solutions across health, food security, clean energy, and AI. An accomplished immunologist with a Ph.D. from McGill University, faculty positions at Johns Hopkins and Emory. Brings unparalleled experience leading major global research institutions and deep relationships across science, technology, government, and philanthropy.
Scott Clifford James
Board of Directors
Aerospace and defense technology innovator. Co-chief architect of the ADEPT edge computing platform.
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ADI is a trusted partner to Boeing, Gulfstream, Air Force Research Lab, Rolls-Royce, Boom Supersonic, and JetZero. Published in AIAA Scitech, IEEE Access, and the American Control Conference. CEO at the intersection of aerospace, defense, and cyber-physical systems.
Dwayne Rosenburgh, D.Sc.
Board of Directors
Career spanning NSA, U.S. Cyber Command, and MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Doctor of Science from George Washington University.
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Research Scientist, Engineer, and Program Manager at Parsons Corporation's Cyber Warfare Group. Previously at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, supporting national security missions of the NSA, U.S. Cyber Command, and the broader intelligence community. Career spanning cybersecurity, algorithms, decision theory, AI/ML, electronics, and telecommunications.
Aaron P. Dworkin
Board of Directors
MacArthur Fellow. Founder of the Sphinx Organization. Former Dean at the University of Michigan. Co-founder of The Obsidia Project with his son Amani.
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Aaron P. Dworkin is a 2005 MacArthur Fellow and one of America's leading social entrepreneurs in the field of cultural recognition. As founder of the globally recognized Sphinx Organization, he has spent more than two decades building institutions that identify and celebrate human excellence at the highest levels. He is the longest-serving member of the National Council on the Arts, having advised five presidential administrations, and is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His leadership has been recognized with the National Governors Association Distinguished Service to State Government Award, Newsweek's "15 People Who Make America Great," BET's History Makers in the Making Award, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Lifetime Achievement Award.Aaron has raised more than $50 million for philanthropic causes and is a former Dean and currently serves as Professor of Arts Leadership and Entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan. He is the author of multiple books on creativity, leadership, and entrepreneurship, including The Entrepreneurial Artist: Lessons from Highly Successful Creatives, and serves as host of the nationally broadcast Arts Engines show.At The Obsidia Project, Aaron is building a nonprofit home for public cybersecurity Casebooks, partnerships, and standards that help the field learn from consequential incidents.
Matthew P. Cullen
Board of Directors
Led the revitalization of downtown Detroit. Nearly three decades at General Motors. Founding chairman of the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy.
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Previously CEO of Bedrock and principal of Rock Ventures LLC, overseeing Dan Gilbert's portfolio of 100+ companies. At GM, stewarded the company's 450M sq ft global real estate portfolio and led acquisition of the Renaissance Center. Chairman of Invest Detroit and the Downtown Detroit Partnership.
James E. Griffin
Board of Directors
Four businesses spanning enterprise IT, software, human capital, and aviation. Deep MSP community ties.
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Operates Griffin IT (hardware distribution), Griffin Cloud (custom software), Griffin Resources (HR services), and Griffin Wings (charter aviation). 20+ years building operationally rigorous businesses at the intersection of technology and trusted service delivery.
Madeline M. Moore
Board of Directors
Pro bono director and counsel at Troutman Pepper Locke, leading cross-office public-interest legal initiatives and institutional partnerships.
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Leads pro bono practice across the firm's Northeast and Midwest offices. Former public defender and litigator. Builds partnerships between major institutions and the communities they serve. Magna cum laude graduate of Albany Law School.
Jeremy West
Board of Directors
Leads highly available data serving infrastructure for YouTube. 20+ years in distributed systems and mathematics.
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Over twenty years as a computer scientist and mathematician across distributed systems, social media, real estate, and automotive engineering. B.S. in Computer Science, B.S. and M.S. in Mathematics.
Emily Briggs
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Vice President of Pharmacometrics at A2-Ai, leading scientists who support pharmaceutical companies across all stages of drug development.
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Vice President of Pharmacometrics at A2-Ai, where she leads a team of scientists supporting pharmaceutical companies across all stages of drug development. She brings ten years of experience in quantitative clinical pharmacology and pharmacometrics, advancing model-informed drug development through modeling and simulation. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and serves as a board member for the Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad, where she is committed to advancing STEM education and the next generation of scientists.