Strategic Advisory Board

Chris Stanley, VP of Clinical and Digital Solutions at Labcorp, speaking during a Labcorp 'Leadership in Technology' Speakers Series event.

A cornerstone of the computer science department's strategic planning efforts is our Strategic Advisory Board (SAB).


This dynamic group of industry executives and academic leaders provide input and guidance that is critical to helping shape our strategic direction.

The SAB meets annually on campus and continues to function as a virtual working team throughout the year through member involvement on subcommittees and executive panels.

The SAB chairperson for the 2023-24 academic year is Lance Berberian.

Strategic Advisory Board Members

Photo of Joseph Aguayo
Joseph Aguayo
Cybersecurity Data Science
Chubb
Photo of Lance Berberian (Chair)
Lance Berberian (Chair)
EVP & Chief Information and Technology Officer
Labcorp
Photo of Claris Castillo-Singh
Claris Castillo-Singh *
Founder, CEO & CTO
Humegy Corporation
Photo of Jim Fletcher
Jim Fletcher *
Distinguished Engineer (Retired)
IBM
Photo of Bryan Harris
Bryan Harris
EVP and Chief Technology Officer
SAS
Photo of Chuck Kesler
Chuck Kesler *
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Pendo
Photo of Jack Klecha
Jack Klecha *
Sr. Director, Enterprise Information Security
Cisco
Photo of Brian Onorio
Brian Onorio *
Advisor
Yachtly
Photo of Michelle Peck
Michelle Peck *
Director, Enterprise Architecture
BCBS of NC
Photo of Alagu Periyannan
Alagu Periyannan *
Co-founder & CTO
BlueJeans by Verizon
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Andrew Phillips
Senior Director of Software Engineering
ShareFile
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Philippe Poignant
Chief Technology Officer
LexisNexis
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Andrew Porter
Executive Director, Enterprise Technology Architecture
Merck
Photo of Beth Smith (Vice Chair)
Beth Smith (Vice Chair) *
Retired GM, IBM Watson AI
IBM
Photo of Kamala Subramaniam
Kamala Subramaniam *
Engineering Leader
Google
Photo of Jerry Tillman
Jerry Tillman *
VP, IBM Cloud Platform Services
IBM
Photo of Erkang Zheng
Erkang Zheng *
Founder & CEO
JupiterOne

Emeritus Members

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Keith V. Collins *
Retired Sr. VP & CTO
SAS Institute
Photo of Donald Thompson Jr.
Donald Thompson Jr.
CEO
WalkWest
Photo of Steve Worth
Steve Worth *
High Technology Delivery Head
Capgemini

Important Information

Membership Guidelines, Duties & Expectations [PDF]
Membership Nomination Form [PDF]

* NC State University Alumnus