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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 Washington 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, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ; 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 ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ (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