External Advisory Council
William J. Lhota
Council Chair
Worthington, Ohio
John Bair
Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
Avnet Integrated
Columbus, Ohio
Peter V. Buca
VP, Technology and Innovation
Fluid Connectors Group
Parker Hannifin Corp.
Cleveland, Ohio
Jeffrey D. Caracillo
Executive Division Director, F-18 Deputy Program Manager
Boeing Defense, Space and Security
St. Louis, Missouri
Dr. Henry Cialone
President & CEO
Edison Welding Institute (EWI)
Columbus, Ohio
Nancy Dawes
Research Fellows, The Victor Mills Society
The Procter & Gamble Company
Cincinnati, OH
William Dawson
President and CEO
NexTech Materials, Ltd.
Lewis Center, Ohio
Eric D. Evans
Director
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Lexington, MA
Alex R. Fischer
President and CEO
The Columbus Partnership
Columbus, Ohio
Kathy Fox, FASLA
Executive Director
Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission
Columbus, Ohio
Michael D. Griffin
Chairman & CEO
The Schafer Corporation
Huntsville, AL
Ray Harishankar
IBM Fellow & Vice President Technology & Innovation
IBM Global Business Services
Dublin, Ohio
Bassam Homsi
President & CEO
Autotool, Inc.
Plain City, Ohio
Dr. Kristina Johnson
CEO
Enduring Hydro, LLC
Chevy Chase, MD
Buss Ransom
Founder and President
HR Ransom, Inc.
Columbus, Ohio
Al D. Romig
Vice President and General Manager,
Advanced Development Programs - Skunk Works®
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Palmdale, CA
Elliot Ross
CEO
The MFL Group
Beachwood, Ohio
Jay Sayre, PhD
Director, Internal Research and Development
Energy, Environment, and Materials Science
Battelle
Columbus, Ohio
Daniel Smith
President
Honda of Canada Mfg.
Alliston, Ontario
Pablo Vegas
President & COO
AEP Ohio
Gahanna, OH
Bram van der Ploeg
Executive VP, Scheduling and Logistics
NetJets, Inc.
Columbus, Ohio
