The people behind UVA Innovates.

Advisory Council

• John Comazzi

  Associate Professor of Architecture, Associate Dean of Academics, School of Architecture

• Jetze J. Tepe

  Professor of Chemistry and Director of Drug Discovery, College of Arts and Sciences

• Christine Mahoney

  Professor of Public Policy and Politics, Chief Innovation Officer, Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy

• Lesa Hanlin

  Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives and Corporate Relations, School of Continuing Education and Professional Studies

• Saras Sarasvathy

  Paul M. Hammaker Professor in Business Administration, Academic Director of the Batten Institute, Darden School of Business

• Stephen Baek

  Quantitative Foundation Associate Professor of Data Science, School of Data Science

• Robert (Bob) Pianta

  Batten Bicentennial Professor of Early Childhood Education, School of Education and Human Development

• David Chen

  Professor of Practice, Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Dean for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships, School of Engineering and Applied Science

• George S. Geis

  William S. Potter Professor of Law, Law School

• Nicholas Cummins

  Assistant Librarian, Liaison to the Department of Economics and the McIntire School of Commerce, UVA Library

• Ryan Wright

  Professor of Commerce, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research, McIntire School of Commerce

• Jeffrey Martens

  Professor of Pharmacology, Senior Associate Dean for Research, School of Medicine

• Virginia LeBaron

  Associate Professor of Nursing, Kluge-Schakat Associate Professor of Compassionate Care, School of Nursing

• Kelly Ard

  Assistant Vice President, Corporate and Foundation Relations

• Megan Barnett

  Vice Provost for Pan-University Initiatives

• Mike Lenox

  Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business, Darden School of Business, Special Advisor to the Provost, UVA Innovates

• Pace Lochte

  Assistant Vice President for Economic Development

• Lori McMahon

  Vice President for Research