Chairman
FORMER FOUNDER/CEO
VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
Vice Chairman
Mr. Dave Dennis
PRESIDENT
SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS & ASSOCIATES, INC
GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI
Immediate Past Chairman
Dr. William Rayburn
CO-FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN & CEO
MORTGAGE TRADE
OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI
Executive Committee
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
Mrs. Jan Farrington
INVESTOR
RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI
Mr. Mayo Flynt
PRESIDENT
AT&T MISSISSIPPI
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
Mr. Ashby Foote
PRESIDENT VECTOR MONEY MANAGEMENT
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
Mr. Mike Forster
INVESTOR, RETIRED I.T. EXECUTIVE
LOUISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
Mr. Tony Jeff
PRESIDENT & CEO
INNOVATE MISSISSIPPI
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
Private Sector Members
Mr. R. Barry Cannada
CHAIRMAN, BUSINESS DEPARTMENT
BUTLER SNOW
RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI
Mr. Greg Cronin
GULF COAST PRESIDENT
CITIZENS BANK
BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI
Mr. Mark Henderson
CO-FOUNDER
LOGLINEAR GROUP, LLC AND LAZY MAGNOLIA
WAVELAND, MISSISSIPPI
Mr. Colby Lane
CEO
VERIFORCE
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
Mr. Brad McMullan
PRESIDENT
BFAC.COM
RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI
APPLIED SCIENCE MANAGER
AMAZON WEB SERVICES
ATLANTA, GA
Public Sector Members
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI
DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, COMMERCIALIZATION AND RESEARCH
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS
MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
MISSISSIPPI INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
In memory of Richard A. Sun, past Chairman
In memory of Rich, Innovate Mississippi’s first entrepreneur-in-residence, past chairman of the board of directors and co-founder of Mississippi Coding Academies. We honor his desire to grow Mississippi’s startup ecosystem and improve access to entrepreneurship for all who dare to try.