2008-2009 Board of Directors

Executive Committee
Board of Directors
Former Chairmen and Ex-officio Members of the Board


Executive Committee

Stephen Wiehe

SciQuest, Inc.
Chairperson, CED Board of Directors

Michael Elliott

Noro-Moseley Partners
Chairperson-elect, CED Board of Directors

Kent F. Christison

K&L Gates LLP
Secretary

Greg Anglum

Grant Thornton LLP
Treasurer

Joan Siefert Rose

Council for Entrepreneurial Development

Susan Acker-Walsh

SRA International, Inc.

Jason Caplain

Southern Capitol Ventures

John Fogg

Hutchison Law Group, PLLC

John Glushik

Intersouth Partners

Richard Harris

Synergy Commercial Advisors

Mary U. Musacchia

Attorney at Law

Steve Nelson

Wakefield Group L.P.

Anastasia Pucci

Carlyle & Conlan Inc.






Board of Directors

  • Susan K. Acker-Walsh, SRA International, Inc.
  • Ryan Allis, iContact
  • Win Bear, Silicon Valley Bank
  • Richard Brown, RBC Bank
  • Stephen Burke, North Carolina Biotechnology Center
  • Jason Caplain, Southern Capitol Ventures
  • Kent F. Christison, K&L Gates LLP
  • Michael T. Constantino, Ernst & Young, LLP
  • Richard Daugherty
  • Mike Elliott, Noro-Moseley Partners
  • David Finch, ATCOM Business Telecom Solutions
  • Tom Finegan, Clarkston Consulting
  • John M. Fogg, Hutchison Law Group PLLC
  • Joe Freddoso, MCNC
  • Vipin Garg, Tranzyme Inc.
  • Jeff Glass, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
  • John Glushik, Intersouth Partners
  • Brian Handly, Microsoft Corporation
  • Rich Harris, Synergy Commercial Advisors
  • Tom Hawkins, Arcapita Ventures
  • Wayne Hunter, Harbert Venture Partners, LLC
  • Kevin Johnson, Research Triangle Foundation of NC
  • Garheng Kong, Intersouth Partners
  • Chris Kroeger, The Aurora Funds Inc.
  • Kenneth Lee, Jr., Hatteras Venture Partners
  • Brad Lenox, DLA Piper LLP (US)
  • Karen LeVert, Southeast Techinventures Inc.
  • Kenneth Lewis, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
  • Eric Linsley, Pappas Ventures
  • J. Christopher Lynch, Wyrick, Robbins, Yates & Ponton LLP
  • R. Brooks Malone, III, Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP
  • Joel S. Marcus, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
  • Merrill Mason, Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP
  • Christopher W. Matton, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
  • Mary U. Musacchia, Attorney at Law
  • Rob Orr, Square 1 Bank
  • Greg Owen, Wachovia Bank N.A.
  • John Paris, Williams Mullen P.C.
  • J. Michael Parkerson, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC
  • Greg Pelton, Cisco Sytems, Inc.
  • Anastasia Pucci, Carlyle and Conlan
  • David P. Rizzo, NC IDEA
  • Jack Sheffield, Deutsche Bank Alex Brown
  • Joan Siefert Rose, Council for Entrepreneurial Development
  • Robert A. Lovas , Bank of America
  • Teresa Spangler, Creative Leadership Adventures, LLC
  • David Spitz, ChannelAdvisor Corp.
  • John Stewart, Dixon Hughes PLLC
  • Rik Vandevenne, River Cities Capital Funds
  • Brent Ward, RTI International
  • Richard M. West, Advanced Liquid Logic
  • Stephen Wiehe, SciQuest, Inc.
  • Ted Zoller, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, UNC at Chapel Hill - Kenan-Flagler Business School

Former Chairmen and Ex-Officio Members of the Board

  • Mary Musacchia, Chairperson, 2007-2008
  • Reid Conrad, Near-Time, Chairperson, 2006-2007
  • Christy L. Shaffer, Ph.D., Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Chairperson, 2005-2006
  • B. Jefferson Clark, The Aurora Funds, Inc., Chairman, 2004-2005
  • M. Les Bethune, Ernst & Young, Chairman, 2003-2004
  • Steve Nelson, Wakefield Group, L.P., Chairman, 2002-2003
  • Kip Frey, Intersouth Partners, Chairman 2001-2002
  • Tim Gupton, Hughes, Pittman, & Gupton LLP, Chairman, 2000-2001
  • Max N. Wallace, Arbor Group, LLC, Chairman, 1999-2000
  • Paul A. Jones, Eno River Capital, Chairman, 1998-1999
  • Jim Talton, Impact Design Build, Inc., Treasurer, 1997-1999
  • Jeffrey Barber, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, Chairman, 1996-1998
  • Mitch Mumma, Intersouth Partners, Chairman, 1995-1996
  • Peter Bechtel, US Investor Network, Chairman, 1994-1995
  • Orlan Johnson, TriState Investment Group, Chairman, 1993-1994
  • K. Michael Munsch, MercuryMD, Inc., Chairman, 1992-1993
  • Lori Spivey, Financial Directions Group, Chairman, 1990-1992
  • K. Ray Allen, Cii Associates, Incorporated, Chairman, 1988-1990
  • Bert Amdahl, Chairman, 1987-1988
  • Horace Johnson, Ernst & Young, LLP, Chairman, 1985-1987
  • Fred D. Hutchison, Hutchison Law Group PLLC, Chairman, 1984-1985

What Members are Saying

"CED has been the place I go to meet other entrepreneurs, investors, advisors and entrepreneurial service providers. The organization has been absolutely key to the success and growth of my company." -Ryan Allis, CEO, iContact Corp.