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Ben Solomon serves as a managing partner at FedTech, a startup accelerator organization that he founded in 2013. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the venture capital company partners with entrepreneurs, research laboratories, government agencies and corporate innovation programs to finance the commercialization of promising technologies. The organization has been funding technology ventures that benefit universities, NASA […]
David Cohen is the co-founder and board chairman of Techstars, an American seed accelerator headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. He established Techstars in 2006 and since then, the seed accelerator has invested in more than 2,300 companies specializing in areas such as smart mobility, sports media, property technology, music and workforce development. Cohen also established Techstars […]
Jennifer Bird joined the National Security Innovation Network in April 2020 and currently serves as the organization’s interim director of operations. NSIN, formerly known as the MD5 National Security Technology Accelerator, is committed to building networks of innovators that generate new solutions to address national security problems. Before joining NSIN, Bird worked at the Department […]
Carlos Otal is the national managing partner of Grant Thornton’s public sector services and solutions segment. Otal joined the accounting company in 2005 and has since led financial management and systems engagements for various federal government clients, including the departments of the Treasury, Energy and Defense, as well as the Social Security Administration and the […]
Sherlonda Goode-Jones, a government advisory services industry veteran with over two decades of experience, is a partner at Guidehouse leading the company’s public sector financial services. In her role, Goode-Jones leads practice teams tasked with providing services to government agencies whose federal credit programs or objectives are focused on financial institutions, capital markets and companies […]
Mikiyon Alexander serves as senior director and head of Fitch Ratings’ U.S. public finance department. Fitch Ratings is one of the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations designated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Alexander’s role is primarily concerned with the municipal housing sector. He is focused on municipal finance securitizations and affordable housing and community […]
Michael Herrinton, a member of the Potomac Officers Club and a 2017 Wash100 winner, serves as the U.S. government and public sector leader at EY, a professional services network headquartered in London. The company prides itself in its use of data and technology to provide services across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions. In […]
Mike Canning is a long-time Deloitte executive currently serving as the management consulting company’s government and public services industry leader. Canning assumed his post in June 2019. He leads a GPS practice composed of nearly 15,000 practitioners that provide consulting, risk and financial advisory services to federal government clients and non-profit organizations, according to his […]
The Department of Energy recently announced $12 million in funding for geothermal technologies that can exploit resources out of the reach of most conventional techniques. Such efforts require a type of research that can produce a practical solution rather than just contribute to the body of knowledge on a specific topic. While basic research has its place, the government […]
Sethuraman Panchanathan is the 15th director of the National Science Foundation, an independent government agency that supports non-government science and engineering. NSF is tasked with advancing all fields of scientific discovery, technological innovation and science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. Panchanathan was nominated by former President Donald Trump for the role and unanimously confirmed by […]
