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The Global Institute on Innovation Districts is a global-reaching not-for-profit organization that conducts independent, practice-oriented research on innovation districts and provides them with hands-on support.
Tom Osha
Chair
Tom is board chair at The Global Institute. He is employed by Wexford Science + Technology as senior vice president for innovation and economic development.
Julie Wagner
Vice-chair
Julie is vice-chair of the board at The Global Institute. She is also president and co-founder of The Global Institute, where she helps innovation districts with the ambition to advance them as practice leaders.
Eitan Kyiet
Treasurer
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 Kolasky
Secretary
Carrie is board secretary of The Global Institute. She serves as chief growth officer at the Greater Washington Partnership, where she drives awareness for the organization’s initiatives.
Bruce Katz
Member
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.
Pamela Puchalski
Pamela is vice president and co-founder of The Global Institute, where she manages GIID’s strategic partnerships with organizations and funders.
