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
Dr. Nashlie Sephus
APPLIED SCIENCE MANAGER
AMAZON WEB SERVICES
ATLANTA, GA
Public Sector Members
Mr. Jeremy Clay
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
Dr. 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.