IEI Advisory Board

Governor James B. Hunt, Jr.
Chair, Institute for Emerging Issues

Gary Allen
Chairman & CEO, Waterfront Communities, Inc

Erskine Bowles
President, University of North Carolina

Ruben Carbonell (ex officio)
Director, Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science, NC State University

Rick Carlisle
Managing Partner, Dogwood Equity

Jack Cecil
President, Biltmore Farms, Inc

Betty Craven
President, Warner Foundation

Dr. Blanton Godfrey
Dean, NC State College of Textiles

Andrea Harris
President, NC Institute of Minority Economic Development, Inc

Robert Ingram
Vice Chairman, Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline

Scott Ralls
President, NC Community College System

Abdul Rasheed
Founder, President & CEO, NC Community Development Initiative

Tom Ross
President, Davidson College

Carlos Sanchez
Regional Director – External Affairs, AT&T North Carolina

Richard Vinroot
Attorney-at-Law, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson

Hope Williams
President, NC Independent Colleges & Universities

Dr. Tony Zeiss
President, Central Piedmont Community College