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The mission of the Governor's International Advisory Council is to provide strategic direction to the Governor and the agency on ways to enhance Maryland’s global profile. Created in 2009, the board is comprised of 20 business and public executives from bioscience, manufacturing, finance, technology, education, agriculture, transportation and non-profit industries.
 
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Chairman
Chair Harold L. Adams is President of HLA, LLC and a recognized leader in the field of architecture. He joined RTKL in 1967 and built it from a small practice into a large, international architectural firm. Mr. Adams served as CEO and chairman until his retirement in 2004, when he was named chairman emeritus. A chairman of the World Trade Center Institute Board, Mr. Adams has served on many prestigious boards including Legg Mason, Lincoln Electric Holding, and the Commercial Metals Corporation.
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Katie Gray, Vice Chair |
Vice President, Global Sensor Solutions, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems |
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Dr. Mohamed Al-Ibrahim |
President, SNBL CPC |
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Carlos Ayala |
Vice President, International Perdue |
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David Cooke |
Vice President, International Operations, M& T Bank |
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Ron Daniels |
President, Johns Hopkins University |
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Drew Greenblatt |
President, Marlin Steel Wire Productions |
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Vinita Gupta |
President, Lupin Pharmaceuticals |
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Ken Hackett |
President, Catholic Relief Services |
| Reza Jafari |
Chairman & CEO, e-Development International |
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Brit Kirwan |
Chancellor, University System of Maryland |
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Douglas Liu |
Vice President Global Operations, Qiagen |
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Leslie Mancuso |
President & CEO JHPIEGO |
| Amb. Tom McDonald |
Equity Partner, Baker Hostetler |
| Norman Oblon |
Senior Partner, Oblon Spivak, LLC |
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Scott Menzies |
Managing Partner, Balterm |
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Todd Rupert |
President & CEO, T. Rowe Price Global Investment Services |
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Maurice Tosé |
President, TeleCommunication Systems |
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Dr. Zhai Yifan |
President, Chinese Biopharmaceutical Association of America |
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Ex-Officio Members |
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| Bill Burwell |
USEAC, U. S. Export Assistance Center |
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Christian Johansson |
Secretary, DBED |
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Deb Kielty |
President, World Trade Center Institute |
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Abba Poliakoff |
Chairman, Maryland-Israel Development Center |
| Signe Pringle |
Program Director, DBED, Office of International Investment & Trade |
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Robert Walker |
Assistant Secretary, DBED, Division of Business & Enterprise Development |
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Signe Pringle
Program Director, Intl. Investment and Trade
410.767.3542
Governor's International Advisory Council
MD Dept. of Business and Economic Development
401 E. Pratt St, 7th floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
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