Chairman

Mr. Gerard Gibert

FORMER FOUNDER/CEO
VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

Executive Committee

Mr. Mayo Flynt

PRESIDENT
AT&T MISSISSIPPI
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

 

Mr. Ashby Foote

PRESIDENT VECTOR MONEY MANAGEMENT
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

 

Mr. Tony Jeff

PRESIDENT & CEO
INNOVATE MISSISSIPPI
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

 

 


Private Sector Members

Mr. Joseph Donovan

DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

Mr. Mark Henderson

CO-FOUNDER
LOGLINEAR GROUP, LLC AND LAZY MAGNOLIA
WAVELAND, MISSISSIPPI

 

Mr. Brad McMullan

PRESIDENT
BFAC.COM
RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI

 

Nashlie Sephus - Innovate Mississippi Board of DirectorsDr. Nashlie Sephus

APPLIED SCIENCE MANAGER
AMAZON WEB SERVICES
ATLANTA, GA

 


Public Sector Members

Jeremy Clay - Innovate Mississippi Board of DirectorsMr. Jeremy Clay

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI

 

Rachel DeVaughan - Black/White - Innovate MississippiDr. Rachel DeVaughan

DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS
MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

 

Ms. Kim Gallaspy

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.