People Type: Past Board of Advisors

Biography As Deputy for Science and Technology, Dr. Buchanan oversees one of the nation’s most extensive portfolios of research and development, spanning physical and materials sciences, energy and engineering sciences, computing and computational sciences, biological and environmental sciences, neutron sciences, and global security, for the U.S. Department of Energy and other sponsors. Before assuming her …

Biography Dr. Carol Carmichael is an independent consultant based in Paris, France, with more than 30 years of experience as a research faculty member, administrator, and senior counselor for external relations in diverse research-university contexts: from small, private (Caltech) to large, public institutions (Georgia Tech). She brings her experience in the various missions of the …

Biography Ann Caviani Pease is a retired partner from Dechert LLP, a law firm with offices in 30 locations throughout the world. Prior to retiring, Pease served on Dechert’s Policy Committee, a 12-member elected governing body responsible for formulating policy and strategy, and co-chaired its global Intellectual Property Practice Group. Prior to election to the …

Biography Sarah Eckersley is the global director of R&D and TS&D for Coating Materials, Monomers & Plastics Additives for The Dow Chemical Company. Sarah is responsible for the development and delivery of innovations aligned to business strategy. She collaborates with marketing and commercial organizations to identify high-value initiatives for growth and profitability. Sarah is passionate …

Biography Joann (Jo) Eisenhart, Ph.D., retired as executive vice president and chief people officer at Northwestern Mutual at the end of 2019. In this role, she led the People Function, which included the human resources, communications & corporate affairs, digital workplace & corporate solutions, campus & events experiences, and strategic philanthropy & community relations departments. …

Biography Dr. Steve Wittenberger is currently Senior Vice President of Process & Development at 1200 Pharma, LLC, an oncology drug discovery and clinical development start-up in Pasadena, CA. Previously, he was a distinguished research fellow and senior director of organic chemistry in the Process R&D organization at AbbVie. While at AbbVie, he worked in both …