Board of Directors

Tom is Board Chair at The Global Institute on Innovation Districts. He is employed by Wexford Science + Technology as Senior Vice President for Innovation and Economic Development.

Julie is Vice-Chair of the Board at The Global Institute on Innovation Districts. She is also President and Co-Founder of GIID where she helps innovation districts with the ambition to advance them as practice leaders.

Graydon Pleasants led Winston-Salem’s Innovation Quarter from 2002–2023, overseeing $900M in investment and 2.1M sq. ft. of development. He was also instrumental in launching The Pearl a 26-sf development in Charlotte, NC (USA).

Pamela is Vice President and Co-Founder of The Global Institute on Innovation Districts, where she manages GIID’s strategic partnerships with organizations and funders.

Eitan is deputy CEO of CardiacSense, a medical device company dedicated to creating long-term monitoring solutions for patients, using a combination of sensors, AI and big-data analysis.

Carrie serves as Chief Growth Officer at the Greater Washington Partnership, where she drives awareness for the organization’s initiatives.

Bruce is Director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation at Drexel University in Philadelphia and Co-Founder of New Localism Advisors.