Team
The Ocean Tech Hub is a consortium of leading organizations, with the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation serving as the lead agency, providing staffing, operational capacity, and fiscal sponsorship for the consortium.
Ashley Medeiros
Ocean Tech Hub, Director
Ocean Tech Hub, Director
Lisa Carnevale
R.I. Commerce, Vice President of Innovation Initiatives
R.I. Commerce, Vice President of Innovation Initiatives
Daniela Fairchild
R.I. Commerce, Chief Strategy Officer
R.I. Commerce, Chief Strategy Officer
Steering Committee
Bethany Jenkins
Vice President for Research and Economic Development, University of Rhode Island
Vice President for Research and Economic Development, University of Rhode Island
Christian Cowan
Executive Director and CEO, University of Rhode Island Research Foundation
Executive Director and CEO, University of Rhode Island Research Foundation
David Ford
Investor
Blue Angels
Investor
Blue Angels
James Byrnes Jr.
Sr. Director of Operations & Grantmaking, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Sr. Director of Operations & Grantmaking, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Jennifer Downing
Executive Director, New Bedford Ocean Cluster
Executive Director, New Bedford Ocean Cluster
Lisa Carnevale
Vice President of Innovation Initiatives, Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
Vice President of Innovation Initiatives, Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
Lisa Engler
Deputy Managing Director of Offshore Wind, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Deputy Managing Director of Offshore Wind, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Mark Parsons
Founder, New Bedford Research & Robotics
Founder, New Bedford Research & Robotics
Will Cox
Vice President of Business Development & Investments, Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
Vice President of Business Development & Investments, Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
Yanlai Chen
Chief Research Officer, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Chief Research Officer, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
