Team
Board of Directors
David Calone Jove Equity Partners LLC
David L. Calone is the CEO of Jove Equity Partners LLC, a venture capital firm that invests in and helps build technology companies in the, software, digital media, energy, real estate...
MICHAEL DOWLING Northwell Health System
As the health system’s president and chief executive officer (CEO), Mr. Dowling oversees a healthcare network which delivers world-class clinical care throughout the New York Metropolitan area...
DOON GIBBS Brookhaven National Laboratory
Doon Gibbs earned a B.S. in physics and mathematics from the University of Utah in 1977, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in 1979 and 1982...
LEO GUTHART Topspin Partners
Leo Guthart is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Topspin Partners. Prior to founding Topspin, Dr. Guthart was President, CEO and Chairman of Ademco Security Group, which...
KEVIN S. LAW The Long Island Association
Mr. Law became President and CEO of the Long Island Association, New York State’s largest business organization, in September 2010 where his efforts are focused on creating a better business climate on Long Island...
Mark Lesko Hofstra University
Mark J. Lesko, J.D., is the Vice President of Economic Development for Hofstra University, where he oversees the School of Continuing Education and the Scott Skodnek Business Development Center,...
NANCY RAUCH-DOUZINAS The Rauch Foundation
After a career of twenty years as a psychologist and family therapist, Nancy Rauch Douzinas decided to devote herself to expanding and building the Rauch Foundation, a family foundation created by her father and uncle in 1961....
Roger Savell Ernst & Young LLP
Roger’s career with Ernst & Young has been primarily focused on serving companies throughout the Metropolitan New York Area. Prior to his appointment in the Long Island office, Roger held other leadership roles, including head...
Samuel L. Stanley, Jr. Stony Brook University
On July 1, 2009, Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, became the fifth president of Stony Brook University, taking the helm of one of the nation’s most prestigious research institutions. One of just 62 members of the invitation-only...
Bruce Stillman Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dr. Bruce Stillman is President of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. A native of Australia, he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree with honors at The University of Sydney and a Ph.D. from the John Curtin School of Medical Research...
Charles M. Strain Farrell Fritz
Charles M. Strain is the managing partner of Farrell Fritz. He is actively involved in many civic organizations. Charlie has served as Chairman of Winthrop-University Hospital’s Board of Directors since 2006...
Steve Winick Topspin Partners
Steve Winick serves as the Managing Director of Topspin Partners. Mr. Winick came to Topspin from Honeywell, Intl., where he most recently served as CIO of its $2 billion Security Group. He had been with Honeywell...
Management Team
Peter Donnelly Managing Director of ALI
n parallel to his role as Managing Director, Peter is the Director of Technology Commercialization at Stony Brook University, where he is broadly responsible for the identification, ...
Michelle Byrne Director of Finance
In addition to her role as Finance Director, Michelle also serves as the Finance Director for Accelerate Long Island and Chief Financial Officer for the Long Island Association, the region’s leading business organization.