People
Board

Andrew Karolyi
Chair of the CIBA Board
The Charles Field Knight Dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University

Elena Iankova
President and Founder
of CIBA

Edward Kowalewski
CIBA Vice President,
Business Development

James Held
CIBA Vice President,
Research and Analyses

Linda Barrington
Associate Dean for Strategy and Societal Impact of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University

Stacey Duncan
CEO of the Leadership Alliance, Broome County IDA/LDC and Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce

Fernando Gómez-Baquero
Director of Runway and Spinouts Programs, Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech

Jennifer Lupo
Vice President, Technology Solutions for Toyota Material Handling North America

Grant Pollack
Partner & Chair,
IP & Tech Law Practice Group,
Ballon Stoll P.C.

John Tracy
Ex Officio Board Member
Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Department of Commerce

Neel Nayak
Ex Officio Board Member
International Trade Manager
at Global NY, Empire State Development
Advisory Council

Peter J. Katzenstein
The Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies, Cornell University

Lauren Merkel
Vice President, International at U.S. News and World Report

Jenn Smith
Director, Food and Ag Program, Cornell Center for Regional Economic Advancement, Cornell University

Atanas Tzenev
Senior Business
Development Manager,
Soft Landing Program
at Binghamton University

Shailesh Upreti
CEO and President of C4V LLC and Chairman, iM3NY