PACT Advisory Boards
PACT’s reimagined Advisory Boards—Technology, Healthcare, and Life Sciences—serve as curated communities of industry leaders, innovators, and experts who gather three times a year to exchange ideas, identify regional trends, and guide ecosystem priorities.
PACT Advisory Boards work to promote thought leadership, growth of innovation and entrepreneurship in the region (and more). Advisory Boards are made up of industry leaders in fields such as:
⋅ Life Sciences
⋅ Healthcare
⋅ Technology
As committees, these leaders meet to discuss industry trends, network, and assist PACT in developing program topics based on the needs of Philadelphia entrepreneurs and/or investors in the field.
Check out our calendar of events and register for one (or more!) of our programs in core topics like our Healthcare Exchange Symposium, Life Sciences Roundtables, and the Tech Innovators Collective.
Requirements & Benefits
Requirements of Participation
Each Advisory Board member is expected to:
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Must be an active PACT member in good standing.
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Should demonstrate leadership experience and engagement within the regional tech and innovation community.
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Expected to participate consistently in advisory meetings and contribute strategic insights.
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Committed to supporting PACT initiatives, events, and member-driven programming.
Benefits of Participation
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Programming & Thought Leadership
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Community & Network Building
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Strategic Guidance of PACT initiatives
Advisory Board Leadership
Members:
Tiara Durham, University City Science Center (Co-chair)
Michael Harrington, Duane Morris LLP (Co-chair)
Kevin Baumlin MD FACEP, University City Science Center
Jeffrey Bodle, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
Chris Cera, Arcweb Technologies
Kevin Dadey, Centri Business Consulting, LLC
David DeMuth, CFO Consulting Partners LLC
Glory Durham, University of Pennsylvania
Joe Fetterman, Colliers
Merle Gilmore, L2C Partners
Brian M Green, Health-Vision.AI, LLC
Charles Higgins, Centri Business Consulting, LLC
Karen Johnston, Wipfli LLP
Samantha Jouin, Way Forward Advisory LLC
Steve Kemler, RSM
Bruce Luehrs, Rittenhouse Ventures
Skip Massengill, TracDiem (Coastal One)
Charles Mbata, MyMonitor.Ai
Chris McDemus, Cozen O’Connor
Laurent Metz, LD METZ Consulting
Nobuhle Mpofu, Abound QKS LLC
Julia Notaro, KPMG LLP
Jean Nycz, ASCEND Business Solutions LLC
Jeff O’Donnell Jr., Runway Healthcare, LP
Alfred Poor, Your Video Meeting Advisor
Subbu Ramalingam, ViVega Healthcare
Katie Reuther, Penn Health-Tech
John Walker, Ben Franklin Technology Partners SEP
The PACT Life Sciences Advisory Board brings together leaders from across the biotech ecosystem to connect with peers, share best practices, and stay plugged into the region’s innovation ecosystem. Members meet three times per year to engage in meaningful conversation around trends, challenges, and opportunities within the life sciences sector, while building relationships across the PACT community.
Members:
Glory Durham, University of Pennsylvania (Co-Chair)
Joe Fetterman, Colliers (Co-Chair)
Laurent Metz, LD METZ Consulting (Co-Chair)
Vivek Arora, Ayming
Marion Biglan, Culture Engine
Jeffrey Bodle, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
Kathleen Brunner, Broad Street Angels
Tony Buemi, Brandbridge Ltd
Kate Cantera, Geosphere Health Corporation
Mary Carty, Drexel University
David DeMuth, CFO Consulting Partners LLC
Michael Defeo, JP Morgan
Anthony Diamond, KPMG LLP
Donna Dorozinsky, Just In Time GCP
Ryan Breen, KPMG LLP
Zev Sunleaf, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Greg Goebert, Insperity
Charles Higgins, Centri Business Consulting, LLC
Elizabeth Hodgson, Duane Morris LLP
Adi Ilani, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Samantha Jouin, Way Forward Advisory LLC
Brandon Lee, Duane Morris LLP
Tiffany McGinnis, WithumSmith+Brown, PC
Nobuhle Mpofu, Abound QKS LLC
Irene Rombel, BioCurie, Inc.
Raymond Stevens, Ren Bioscience
Sri Sriadibhatla, Ben Franklin Technology Partners SEP
The PACT Technology Advisory Board gathers founders and leaders across tech sectors such as SaaS, AI, and cybersecurity. Through three annual meetings, members exchange insights and build strong connections with peers across the industry, creating a trusted space for dialogue and relationship-building within the broader PACT network.
Members:
John Cecilian, Cecilian Partners Inc. (Co-Chair)
Russ Kliman, Future Crafted (Co-Chair)
Nigel Rughani, Vertex (Co-Chair)
Mike Andrusko, Centri Business Consulting, LLC
Vivek Arora, Ayming
Jeff Beddard, Bridgefield Advisory
Jorge Berbesia, PwC
Joseph Biancaniello, JP Morgan
Michael Bradley, Light Heart Labs
Amara Briggs, AB Bernstein
Kathleen Brunner, Broad Street Angels
Matt Canning, NoPlex
Chris Cera, Arcweb Technologies
Joseph Conley, Genius Sheets
Jeremy Coote, ACSIS, Inc.
Taylor Durham, Penn Venture Lab
Allan Frank, Think New Visions
Sam Golan, High QA
Jim Gunton, Tech Council Ventures
Brandon Lee, Duane Morris LLP
Skip Massengill, TracDiem (Coastal One)
Michael McBride, Deloitte
Chris McDemus, Cozen O’Connor
Nick Medlock, CannaHauler
Aaron Mickens, Chizzlefit
Nobuhle Mpofu, Abound QKS LLC
David Nevas, Rittenhouse Ventures
Benjamin Novak, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
Jake O’Brien, JP Morgan
Keyur Parikh, Vanguard
Avi Patel, Fulton Bank
Neil Reisenauer, Limber Health
Gretchen Roede, Broadpath, Inc.
Irene Rombel, BioCurie, Inc.
Kurt Simmons, WithumSmith+Brown, PC
James Smedley, Fox Rothschild LLP
David Spiegel, EY (Ernst & Young)
Greg Sterndale, Modus Create
Renee Theis, Eigen X, LLC
Anthony Troy, NovaData Solutions Inc.
Frederic Wilf, Wilftek LLC
Joe Wolfe, DLA Piper
