Technology Council
The Technology Council is our advisory board for all Grow programs,
those aimed to help the Region's technology and manufacturing businesses
become stronger. The Council is a standing body that reports to the
Executive Committee of the Board of Directors and is chaired by a member
of the CEG Board of Directors.
The Technology Council was formed by technology leaders in 1983 to
support the region's entrepreneurs and has a distinguished history as
the Region's preeminent champion of technology entrepreneurship and
business. The Council merged with the Center for Economic Growth in
1993 and has continued to evolve to meet the changing needs of the
dynamic entrepreneurial community. In specific, the Technology Council:
- Provides insight into unmet market needs and recommends new programs
- Aids in the refinement of existing programs, resolving issues related to each individual program as well as integrating or consolidating programs within the portfolio
- Advises on how to best focus resources, including transitioning programs to best-fit external owners or eliminating programs
Members
Richard Barnett
CEO, Blue Slate Solutions
Robert Chernow
Vice Provost of Entrepreneurship, Rensselaer
John Coccocia
Partner, FA Technology Ventures
Michael Fancher
Director of Economic Outreach, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Allen Goodman
President, ECG Consulting Group
Richard E. Honen, Esq.
Partner in Charge, Phillips Lytle, LLP
Dr. J. Douglas Klein
Dean of Interdisciplinary Studies & Special Programs, Union College
Bela L. Musits
Managing Director, High Peaks Venture Partners
James O'Keefe
Managing Director, NobleHousePartners
Chet Opalka
President, Opalka Family Investment Partners
Jeffrey Rothenberg, Esq.
Managing Partner, Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.
Richard Saburro
President & CEO, Starfire Systems
Eugene Schuler
President, Schuler Consulting Inc.
David Schultz
President, Media Logic
Michael Wacholder
Director, Rensselaer
