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The Deming Board

The active and energetic support of the Deming Board is a big reason for the Deming Center’s success. The Deming Board consists of members of the entrepreneurial community who play three crucial roles for the Center.

  • Ambassadorship: Promoting the Center in the local and national business community, and identifying opportunities for collaboration and engagement. 
  • Advocacy: Promoting and advocating for the priorities, plans and resource needs of the Center. 
  • Financial: Making an annual contribution to the Deming Center.

An Executive Committee directly guides the Center’s activities. Other committees include fundraising, communications, and ad hoc committees as needed.

For more information about Board membership, please contact Board Chair Bob Gill at rgill99@comcast.net

Members

David Allen

David Allen**
Associate VP
CU Technology Transfer

 

 

 

 

 Peter Behrendt

Peter Behrendt
Venture Partner
NEA


 

 

Paul Berberian

Paul Berberian
Serial Entrepreneur


 

 

Brad Bernthal

Brad Bernthal**
Associate Professor
CU-Boulder School of Law


 

 

Tim Bour

Tim Bour**
Executive Director
Boulder Innovation Center

 

 

 

 

Alexander E. Bracken

 

 

 

Royal Carson 

Royal W. Carson III
Carson Private Capital

 

 

Dan Caruso 

Dan Caruso
President and CEO
Zayo Group

 

 

Bill Chambers 

Bill Chambers
Vice President, LeftHand Networks Division
Hewlett-Packard Company

 

 

Joyce Colson

Joyce Colson*
Attorney
Colson-Quinn


 

 

Tim Connor

Tim Connor*
Partner
Sequel Venture Partners

 

 

Art Dawson

Arthur E. Dawson**
University of Colorado Foundation


 

 

Frank Day

Frank Day
Chairman
Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc.


 

 

The Demings

Robert H. Deming
Retired Chair, CEO
Toastmaster Appliance Mfg Co

 

 

George Deriso

George Deriso*

 

 

Bob Discipio

Bob DiScipio
President/CEO
Aegis Analytical Corporation


 

 

Frances Draper

Frances Draper**
Executive Director
Boulder Economic Council

 

 

J. Mike Egan

J. Michael Egan
CEO
Steadman Hawkins Research Foundation


 

 

Perry Evans

Perry Evans
Founder/CEO
Local Matters, Inc.

 

 

Larry Fenster

Larry Fenster
Angel Investor

 

 

Michael Franson

Michael C. Franson*
Managing Director
St. Charles Capital LLC


 

 

Bill Freytag 

J. William Freytag
Phd.

 

 

 

 

Dan Friedlander
Angel Investor



 

 

Bob Gill

Robert Gill*
President
The Topaz Group
Chairman of the Deming Board

 

 

Scott Green

Scott Green
Engineering Site Director
Google Boulder


 

 

Susan Greene

Susan Greene
President
e-media group


 

 

 

Steven Hane
Ampulse


 

 

 

 Marley Hodgson

Marley Hodgson
CEO and Co-Founder
Mad Greens Inspired Salads Type

 

 

 

Kirk Holland

Kirk Holland
General Partner
Vista Ventures

 

 

Paul Jerde

Paul Jerde*
Executive Director
Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Leeds School of Business
University of Colorado at Boulder

 

 

Larry Jones

Larry Jones*
Chief Executive Officer
StarTek, Inc.

 

 

Carl Koval

 

 

Carl Koval**
Faculty Director
Boulder Energy Initiative
University of Colorado at Boulder
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

  

Dean Laguna 

Manuel Laguna
Interim Dean of the Leeds School of Business
University of Colorado at Boulder

  

Steve Lawrence

Steve Lawrence*
Academic Director
Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Leeds School of Business
University of Colorado

 

 

 

Barb Lawton**
Chair
Engineering Management Program
College of Engineering & Applied Science

 

 

Michael Leeds 

Michael S. Leeds
VP Sales & Marketing
Executive Fliteways, Inc.

 

 

 Dean Leffingwell

Dean Leffingwell
Serial Entrepreneur

 

 

 

Kyle Lefkoff 

Kyle Lefkoff
Founderand General Partner
Boulder Ventures Limited

 

 

 

Leslie Leinwand

Leslie Leinwand
Director 
BioScience Institute

 

 

Sherri Leopard

Sherri Leopard*
CEO & Founder
Leopard

 

 

 

CJ Lett III
Managing Director
Living Naturally, LLC


 

 

James Linfield

James C.T. Linfield*
Partner
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

 

 

Murata

Kiyoshi Murata
Chairman/President
Murata Corporation

 

 

Marty Murphy 

Marty Murphy
Mgr Enterprise Development
National Renewable Energy Laboratory


 

 

Kimbal Musk 

Kimbal Musk
CEO
OneRiot

 

 

Paul Nelson

Paul Nelson**
Energy Initiative/TEAM Special Projects

 

 

Jon Nordmark

Jon Nordmark
President & CEO
eBags Inc

 

 

Linda Peotter 

Linda Peotter
Metal Trading Corp

 

 

 

Andre Pettigrew

André Pettigrew
Executive Director
Denver Office of Economic Development

 

 

Mischa Plam

Misha Plam
President & CEO
BiOptix LLC

 

 

Mark Retzloff

Mark Retzloff
Co-Founder
Aurora Organic Dairy

 

 

Dave Ryan

Dave Ryan
Managing Director
Green Spark Ventures, LLC

 

 

Dave Rsaza

Dave Rzasa
President & CEO
ASD Inc

 

 

 

 

Charles Sander
Chairman/CEO
Confio Software


 

 

Marc Silverman 

Marc Silverman
CoCap Group

 

 

Kurt Smith 

Kurt Smith**
Director
Engineering Entrepreneurship Program
College of Engineering & Applied Science


 

 

Bud Sorenson

Bud Sorenson
Managing General Partner
Sorenson Limited Partnership

 

 

Adrian Tuck

Adrian Tuck
CEO
Tendril Networks, Inc.

 

 

Chris Wand

Chris Wand*
Managing Director
Foundry Group

 

 

 Mark Willner

Mark Willner
nFlexion LLC

 

 

Ray Wilson

Ray Wilson**
R. O. Wilson & Company, LLC

 

 

 

*Executive Committee Members
** Affiliate Members


 

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