Our Team

The IQMP is a collaboration between public and private partners with complementary expertise. It is managed and operated by the IQMP, LLC, a University Research Organization (URO) owned by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.

IQMP Leadership

Dr. Harley Johnson

Executive Director and CEO

Laura Appenzeller

Director and Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Brian DeMarco

Director and Chief Technology Officer

Preeti Chalsani

Business Development Lead

Julia Lane

Federal Strategy Advisor

Greg Feltman

Senior Advisor

Shaunna Davis

Shaunna Sims-Davis

Community Advisor

Eric Schneider

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Board of Managers

The Board of Managers is made up of representatives from key partners and oversees operations at the IQMP.

John Atkinson

Chair Intersect Illinois Board of Directors

Managing Director Marsh

Rashid Bashir

Dean Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Stacia Edwards

Deputy Provost City Colleges of Chicago

Sonja Feist-Price

Provost Chicago State University

Brad Henderson

Chief Executive Officer P33

Paul Kearns

Director Argonne National Laboratory

Becky Locker

Chief of Staff Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Susan Martinis

Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Principal Officer IQMP Board of Managers

Nadya Mason

Dean Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

Wilbur C. Milhouse III

Chairman and CEO Milhouse Engineering and Construction

Chair IQMP Board of Managers

Eric Perreault

Vice President for Research Northwestern University

Casimir Peters

Chief of Business Attraction and Development Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Martin Cabrera, Jr.

CEO and Founder Cabrera Capital Markets and Cabrera Capital Partners