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John Bacus
Senior Director of Design, Trimble Platform, Lecturer • DESIGN, AR/VR, ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
Chris Byrne
Chris Byrne
Former VP, Legal/IP, and Venture Partner at Samsung Electronics, Strategy & Innovation Center in Silicon Valley, reporting to Samsung's President and Chief Strategy Officer.
Polly Fields
Polly Fields
Co-Chair, ATLAS Institute Board of Advisors
Per Karlsson
Per Karlsson
Director, Media Technology Research at Ericsson & Head of Ericsson Research in Silicon Valley
Kyle Kuczun
Kyle Kuczun
Startup Coach
taylor lorenz
Taylor Lorenz
Columnist at the ¿ªÐÄ¹í´«Ã½ Post
Margaret Minsky
Margaret Minsky
Visiting Professor, Interactive Media Arts, NYU-Shanghai
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Lisa Neal-Graves
Board Member, Rocky Mountain Public Broadcast Media; Board Member, Crisis Center (JD18); Advisor Blackstone Entrepreneurial Network; Board Member, Pinery Water and Water Sanitation Board; Principal Consultant, LMNG Innovations
Bobby Schnabel
Bobby Schnabel
Professor and External Chair of Computer Science, CU Boulder; Founding Director, ATLAS Institute • University of Colorado Boulder
Computer Science
Eric Schweikardt
Eric Schweikardt
CEO, Modular Robotics
Rob Sherwood
Rob Sherwood
Principal Director, Strategy Integration at The Aerospace Corporation; Member, ATLAS Institute Board of Advisors
Suzanne Stoller
Suzanne Stoller
Lecturer • Executive Advisor • Industry Mentor
Jackson Tilley
Jackson Tilley
Associate Director of Communications at Noom
André Zachery
André Zachery
Artistic Director, Renegade Performance Group • Member, ATLAS Institute Board of Advisors
Norah Zuniga Shaw
Norah Zuniga Shaw
Professor, Director of Dance and Technology, The Ohio State University

Council of Founders & Friends

ATLAS is fortunate to have a terrific Council of Founders and FriendsÌýcomposed of leaders from academia, industry, non-profit organizations, and the community. These outstanding peopleÌýhave supported the institute over its developmentÌýandÌýcontinue to beÌýstrong advocates for ATLAS and its ongoing evolution.

  • Susie ArmstrongÌý— Senior Vice President of Engineering, Qualcomm
  • Donna Auguste—ÌýÌýAuguste Research Group
  • John K. BennettÌý– InWorks, University of Colorado Denver
  • Kathie BroylesÌý– Broyles Consulting
  • Richard L. Byyny, M.D.Ìý– (ATLAS co-founder); Executive Director, Health Policy Center, University of Colorado Hospital; Former CU-Boulder Chancellor
  • Alison Derbenwick Miller — Vice President, Oracle for ResearchÌý
  • Karen DienerÌý–ÌýPresident and CEO, KD Geospatial Solutions LLC
  • Herbert FensterÌý– ÌýSenior Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP (retired)
  • Gerhard FischerÌý– Professor of Computer Science CU Boulder (emeritus)
  • Donna Flynn, VP global talent, SteelcaseÌý
  • Richard FoyÌý– Principal Partner, Communication Arts, Inc.
  • Beth Galetti – Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Amazon
  • Idit HarelÌý–ÌýCEO and Founder at Globaloria
  • Mazdak Hashemi - (former)ÌýVice President of Engineering at TwitterÌý
  • Kim KoroÌý–ÌýPresident, Qualcomm Government Technologies
  • Mark KoroÌý–ÌýVice President, Government Affairs, Qualcomm
  • Lindsay LanningÌý– Vice President, Customers for Life, Salesforce.com
  • Clayton LewisÌý– Professor of Computer Science, CU-Boulder
  • Patricia LimerickÌý– Professor of History, CU-Boulder
  • Krista MarksÌý– Co-Founder, CEO, Woot Math; Former Vice President, Disney Online; Former CEO, Co-Founder, Kerpoof
  • Mike MonizÌý– President and CEO, Circadence Managing director, Paladin Capital Group
  • Ram Narayanswamy — President, Teaq Innovations
  • Natalie NunezÌý– Graphic Designer at BTI - Bicycle Technologies InternationalÌý
  • Elfred Anthony PinkardÌý– President, Wilberforce University
  • Jane PreyÌý–Ìýformer program director, National Science Foundation
  • Doug PriceÌý– Chairman and CEO at CSBO Holdings, Inc.
  • Becky RoserÌý– former Board Member
  • Chris RoserÌý– Managing Partner, Roser Ventures, L.L.C.
  • Lucy SandersÌý– Director, National Center for Women and Information Technology
  • Bobby SchnabelÌý– (ATLAS co-founder); ÌýExecutive Director and CEO of the Association for Computing Machinery
  • Nathan Seidle — Founder, SparkFun Electronics
  • Diane SieberÌý– Associate Professor • Faculty Director, Global Engineering RAP,ÌýUniversity of Colorado Boulder
  • Jill TietjenÌý–ÌýPresident and CEO,ÌýTechnically Speaking, Inc.
  • James Williams IIIÌý– Dean of Libraries (retired), University of Colorado at Boulder
  • Phil WeiserÌý–ÌýAttorney General, State of Colorado
  • John WinsorÌý– General Partner, Winsor Communications
  • Tish WinsorÌý– former Board Member
  • Lauren Jones Young - former Board Chair,ÌýPrincipal, LJYoung Consultants