People

Chair of the Board

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Andrew Karolyi

The Charles Field Knight Dean
of the Cornell SC Johnson College
of Business, Cornell University

Board Members

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Elena Iankova

President and Founder

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Edward Kowalewski

VIce President, Business
Development

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James Held

Vice President,
Research and Analyses

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Linda Barrington

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

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Jennifer Lupo

Vice President for Energy
Solutions, The Raymond
Corporation

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Grant Pollack

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

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John Tracy​

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

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Neel Nayak

International Trade Manager,
Global New York (ex officio)

Advisory Council Members

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Marc Alessi

Executive Director of the New York State Business Incubator Association, Inc.

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Ilidio Alves​

Director for International Sales, The Raymond Corporation

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Lourdes Casanova

The Gail and Rob Cañizares Director of the Emerging Markets Institute and Senior Lecturer at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University

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Stacey Duncan

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

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Peter J. Katzenstein​

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

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Lauren Merkel

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

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Jenn Smith

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

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Atanas Tzenev

Business Development Manager, Soft Landing New York

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Shailesh Upreti

CEO and President of C4V LLC
and Chairman, iM3NY