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Steering Committee

The Global Institute has established a steering committee comprised of its leadership team, founding partners, and the heads of innovation districts around the world. The committee is charged with shaping the overall agenda of The Global Institute and ensuring research, network, and other activities advance the paradigm and practice of innovation districts.

Representing Innovation Districts

Representing the Founding Partners

Stefano Minini

Project Director – Science and Tech (Europe), Lendlease

Tim Sanders

Senior Vice President of Business Development, Ventas, Inc.

Representing the Board of Directors

Tom Osha, Chair

Senior Vice President, Innovation and Economic Development, Wexford Science + Technology

Julie Wagner, Vice-chair

President, The Global Institute on Innovation District

Pamela Puchalski, Secretary

Vice President, The Global Institute on Innovation Districts

Carrie Kolasky, Member

Chief Growth Officer, Greater Washington Partnership

Bruce Katz, Member

Director, Nowak Metro Finance Lab at the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, Drexel University