Empire AI’s Board of Directors, composed of nationally recognized leaders in academic research, technology and public policy, is helping shape a new model for AI research—built around the needs of academic researchers across disciplines and focused on public benefit.
Together, Empire AI’s Board of Directors and leadership team, working with stakeholders across the public and private sectors, are expanding access to computing power typically available only to large corporations, supporting responsible research and innovation, and ensuring that this extraordinary resource delivers meaningful benefits for New Yorkers.
CUNY
Joshua Brumberg
University of Rochester
Stephen Dewhurst
Principal, Liz Fine Associates LLC
Liz Fine
Simons Foundation (Observer)
Ian Fisk
University at Buffalo
Venu Govindaraju
NYU
Nina Gray
NY Creates
Douglas Grose
Tech Executive
Kim Hazelwood
RPI
Robert Hull
B Capital
Howard Morgan
Cornell
Greg Morrisett
Icahn
Girish Nadkarni
SUNY
Ram Ramasubramanian
Bloomberg Co-Founder (Chair)
Tom Secunda
NYSTAR (Observer)
Ben Verschueren
Columbia
Jeannette Wing
Director of Research Computing
Kiran Keshav
Director of Business Operations
Loreley Giraudon
Strategic Advisor
Jim Courtland
Manager of High Performance Computing Systems
Cesar Arias
Manager of Computational Research Support
Maria Izabel Cavassim Alves
System Administrator
Robert Reichenbach
System Administrator
Anthony Siracuse
System Administrator
Sam Cho
System Administrator
Justin Erwin
System Administrator
Abadali Sheikh
Hardware Support Technician
Josh Furlani
Executive Administrative Coordinator
Cyndi Regular