The RIHub Team
These are the people working behind the scenes with a shared mission to help high growth entrepreneurs to build and scale their businesses in Rhode Island.
Board of Directors
BOARD CHAIR
Pete Rumsey
Chief Business Development Officer, URI Research Foundation
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SECRETARY
David Altounian
Vice Provost, Graduate and Professional Studies, Salve Regina University
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TREASURER
Stephen Piper
Lead Client Partner State of Rhode Island IBM
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PRESIDENT
Annette Tonti
Managing Director RIHub
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Katharine Flynn
Executive Director URI Business Engagement Center
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Neil Veloso
Executive Director, Brown Technology Innovations
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Chrisitan Cowan
Executive Director, CEO URI Research Foundation
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Lisa Carnevale
Vice President, Innovation Initiatives RI Commerce
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Arnell Milhouse
CEO DevAccelerator, Managing Director, Investor SiliconXL
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Advisory Board
Avi Nevel
Founder & President, Rhode Island-Israel Collaborative (RIIC)
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Joe Loberti
Entrepreneurs, VMS Fellow, Revolution Cycle Works
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Bill Foulkes
Advisor/Investor to Creative Startups, Faculty
Rhode Island School of Design
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Paul Olean
Founder VMS of Rhode Island
Olean Strategic Consulting
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Entrepreneur Advisory Council
Adam Alpert
Founder & CEO, Pangea.app
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Nick Cianfaglione
Founder & CEO, Artist Republik
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Robbie Felton
Founder & CEO, Intus Care
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Melissa Bowley
Founder & CEO, The Flourish Fund
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