The Committee is comprised of principal representatives of the scientific research administration, education management, and business communities.

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Dr. Tilak Agerwala
IBM Emeritus and IBM Vice President (retired)
TMKA Consulting, LLC.
Email: tilak.agerwala@gmail.com
Appointment Date: June 2019
(Term Expires: December 2024)

Dr. Benjamin Brown
Director, Facilities Division, Advanced Scientific Computing Research
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science
Email: ben.brown@science.doe.gov
Appointment Date: December 2017
(Term Expires: December 2023)

Dr. Shawn T. Brown
Director, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Carnegie Mellon University
Vice Chancellor for Research Computing, University of Pittsburgh
Email: stbrown@psc.edu
Appointment Date: January 2022
(Term Expires: December 2024)

Mr. Larry Koskinen
Retired Federal Executive and Risk Management Consultant
Email: LKoskinen@verizon.net
Appointment Date: June 2020
(Term Expires December 2022)

Mr. Robert Lavigna
Director
Institute for Public Sector Employee Engagement
Email: bob.lavigna@ukg.com
Appointment Date: May 2017
(Term Expires December 2022)

Mr. David Mayo
Senior Director for Research Administration
California Institute of Technology
Email: david.mayo@caltech.edu
Appointment Date: June 2020
(Term Expires: December 2022)

Dr. Joseph P. Mitchell, III
Director of Strategic Initiatives
National Academy of Public Administration
Email: joe.p.mitchell2007@gmail.com
Appointment Date: April 2018
(Term Expires: December 2023)

Dr. Robert Nobles
Vice President for Research Administration
Emory University
Email: robert.e.nobles@emory.edu
Appointment Date: January 2022
(Term Expires: December 2024)

Dr. Gregory Parham
Senior Advisor
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Email: gparham@att.net
Appointment Date: January 2022
(Term Expires: December 2024)

Mr. William J. Valdez
President
Global Innovation Associates, LLC.
Email: billvaldez777@hotmail.com
Appointment Date: June 2020
(Term Expires: December 2022)

Dr. Barbara Endemaño Walker
Director, Strategic Research Initiatives
University of California-Santa Barbara
Email: barbara.walker@ucsb.edu
Appointment Date: February 2022
(Term Expires: January 2025)

Ms. Maureen E. Wylie*
Federal Chief Financial Officer (Retired)
Email: Maureen.E.Wylie@gmail.com
Appointment Date: June 2020
(Term Expires: December 2022)

* Committee Co-chairs

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