The members of our board represent companies who are leading the way in cleantech globally. They provide core funding for the cluster and steer its work.

Officers: 

Gary Rackliffe, Chair

Vice President, Market Development and Innovation, North America, Hitachi ABB Power Grids

Coleen Northeim, Vice Chair 

Senior Director, Sustainability and Resource Management, Environmental and Health Sciences Unit, RTI International

Jon Corser, Secretary / Treasurer

CFO, Smart Energy Electricity Americas, Honeywell

Directors: 

Eric Dupont

Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, PowerSecure International

Tim Fairchild

Director, Manufacturing and Energy Global Industry Practices, SAS

Russ Gyurek

Director, IoT CTO group, Cisco

David Hatcher

Managing Director, Smart City Solutions, Duke Energy

Linda Palmer

Senior Director of Communications, Xylem

Jenifer Yokley

Vice President, Global Marketing, Trilliant Networks

Tammy Zucco

Area VP Sales, Americas Municipals & Public Power, Itron Inc. 

Ed White

Chair Emeritus, Field2Base Inc.

Academic Directors: 

Dr. Greg Gangi

Associate Director for Education and Teaching Associate Professor, UNC Institute for the Environment

Steve Kalland

Executive Director, NC Clean Energy Technology Center, North Carolina State University

Dr. Daniel Vermeer

Executive Director of the Center for Energy, Development, and Global Environment and Associate Professor of the Practice, Fuqua School of Business at Duke University