People
Chair of the Board

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

Elena Iankova
President and Founder

Edward Kowalewski
VIce President, Business
Development

James Held
Vice President,
Research and Analyses

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

Jennifer Lupo
Vice President for Energy
Solutions, The Raymond
Corporation

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

John Tracy
Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Department of Commerce (ex officio)

Neel Nayak
International Trade Manager,
Global New York (ex officio)
Advisory Council Members

Ilidio Alves
Director for International Sales, The Raymond Corporation

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

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