Philip N. Benfey, PhD
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
GrassRoots Biotechnology

W. Steven Burke  (Executive Committee Member) 
President and Chief Executive Officer
Biofuels Center of North Carolina

James P. Cain
U.S. Ambassador (Ret.)
Cain Global Partners, LLC

Eva M. Clayton
Congresswoman (Ret.)
Eva Clayton Associates International, President

John Cooper
Managing Partner
Compass NC 

S. Lawrence Davenport
President
JP Davenport & Son Farm Supply

Lyle H. Estill
President
Piedmont Biofuels

Dee A. Freeman
Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Billy Ray Hall   
President
North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center

Gary F. Harris
Executive Director
North Carolina Petroleum & Convenience Marketers

Bill Holman
Director of State Policy, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Duke University

Allen Joines
Mayor
City of Winston-Salem

Robert B. Jordan, III
President
Jordan Lumber and Supply, Inc

Thomas W. Lambeth
Senior Fellow
Z Smith Reynolds Foundation

Steven Leath, PhD
Vice President, Research
University of North Carolina, General Administration

Helga L. Leftwich
Partner
Hutchison Law Group

Steven J. Levitas
Partner
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Adam Monroe
President
Novozymes North America

Jane B. Preyer (Executive Committee Member) 
Director, Southeast Office
Environmental Defense Fund

Jeffrey E. Ramsdell, PhD, PE
Professor and Director, Appalachian Energy Center
Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics, Appalachian State University

William Randle, PhD
Dean, School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
NC A&T State University

Brian A. Roth
Mayor
Town of Plymouth

Mark Scholl (Secretary-Treasurer & Executive Committee Member) 
Senior Partner
Entira

Robert W. Slocum, Jr.
Executive Vice President
North Carolina Forestry Association

Patricia M. Sobrero, EdD
Professor, Extension Specialist
North Carolina State University

John C. Steffens, PhD  (Executive Committee Member) 
Director of Plant Molecular Engineering
Chromatin, Inc.

James E. Stovall  (Executive Committee Member) 
Principal
JES Properties

Clay B. Thorp (Executive Committee Member)
General Partner
Hatteras Venture Partners

E. Norris Tolson  (Chairman & Executive Committee Member)
President and Chief Executive Officer
North Carolina Biotechnology Center

Steve W. Troxler (Executive Committee Member)
Commissioner
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Jonathan S. Williams
Assistant Secretary for Energy
North Carolina Department of Commerce

Larry B. Wooten
President
North Carolina Farm Bureau

Johnny C. Wynne, PhD 
Dean & Executive Director for Agricultural Programs
North Carolina State University