Business Advisory Board

The BIO5 Business Advisory Board provides counsel on economic development initiatives and helps establish ongoing dialogue with the business sector, the public and government officials. Board members help further workforce development and K-12 science literacy initiatives by providing advice and counsel to BIO5 leadership and by serving as points of contact within the community.

OFFICERS

Kathleen Perkins, Chair
CEO
OpticsReport
Tucson, Arizona

Burt Ensley, Vice Chair
Chairman & CEO
MatrixDesign
Sedona, Arizona

Bob Morrison
Executive Director
Desert Angels Investment
Tucson, Arizona
 

MEMBERS

Robert Ashley
CEO
Ashley BioPharm LLC
Tucson, Arizona

Robert Barkley
President & CEO
Barkley Ag Enterprises, LLP
Yuma, Arizona

David Cohen
Founder & Managing Director
Technology Network International
Tucson, Arizona

Gilbert Davidson
Town Manager
Town of Marana, Arizona

Robert Davis
Senior Vice President
Grubb & Ellis
Tucson, Arizona

Maryellen de Mars
Director of Clinical Biomarkers
C-Path
Rockville, Maryland

Jack Dean
President, U.S. Science & Medical Affairs
Global Director of Preclinical Development (retired)
Sanofi-aventis
Bridgewater, New Jersey

Thomas Farrell
Entrepreneur in Residence, PTV Sciences
CEO, Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Houston, Texas

Bernd Fischer
Minister, Deputy Chief of Mission German Embassy
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Zagreb, Croatia

Harry George
Co-founder & Managing Partner
Solstice Capital
Tucson, Arizona

Joseph Jasinski
IBM Distinguished Engineer
Program Director, Healthcare & Life Sciences Research
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
Yorktown Heights, New York

Thomas W. Keating
Chairman
Loma Catalina Company