The Accelerator Advisory Panel is comprised of business
professionals who provide guidance and strategic input to the
Accelerator leadership team.
Show Profile: Keith
Burks ~ Partner, Bindley Capital Partners, LLC, and
Chairman, Concentrics Research, LLC
Keith Burks
Chair, Accelerator Advisory Panel
Education
B.S., Accounting, Indiana University, 1983
C.P.A., 1983
M.B.A., Butler University, 1990
Current Profession
Partner, Bindley Capital Partners, LLC
Chairman, Concentrics Research, LLC
Civic Activities
Butler University Board of Trustees
Chairman, Healthcare Distribution Management Association
Show Profile: Albert
Chen ~ President and chief executive officer, Telamon
Corporation
Albert Chen
Education
Executive Minority Business Program, Tuck School of
Business
M.S., Portland State University, Mathematical Statistics
LL.B., National Chen-Chi University, Taiwan
Current Profession
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Telamon
Corporation
Civic Activities
Butler University Board of Trustees
Advisor, IU School of Informatics
Founder, President, Asian American Alliance, Inc.
Stephen Tong Evangelistic Ministries International
Show Profile: Melina
Kennedy ~ Partner/Attorney, Baker & Daniels
Melina Kennedy
Education
B.A., Indiana University
M.S., Environmental Science, Indiana University
L.D. with honors, Indiana University
Current Profession
Attorney, Partner at Baker & Daniels, LLP
Civic Activities
Advisory Board Member, Jane Pauley Community Center
Member of Board, Dress for Success Indianapolis
Member of Board, Teach for America Indianapolis
President and Member of Board, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of
Greater Indianapolis
Member of Board, Julian Center
Member of Board, Indianapolis Bar Association
Show Profile: James L.
Jay ~ President and CEO of TechPoint, Inc.
James Jay
Education
B.S., Butler University
Current Profession
President and CEO of TechPoint, Inc.
Civic Activities
Member of Board, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central
Indiana
Advisory Board Member, Cincinnati Christian University Business
School
Development Committee Member, Oaks Academy
Member of Board, Salvation Army
Member of Board, T.C. Inc.
Show Profile: Andre B.
Lacy ~ Chairman of the board, LDI, ltd.
Andre Lacy
Education
B.A., Economics, Dennison University, 1961
Current Profession
Chairman of the Board, LDI, Ltd.
Civic Activities
Board of Directors, Patterson Companies, Inc. (St. Paul,
Minn.)
Board of Directors, The National Bank of Indianapolis
Board of Directors, Herff Jones, Inc. Indianapolis
Board of Directors, Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors, Indiana University Kelley School of
Business
Board of Directors, Community Leaders Allied for Superior
Schools
Chairman of the Board, Indiana State Fair Commission
Show Profile: Frank
Levinson ~ Creator and managing director, Small World
Group, PTE Ltd.
Frank Levinson
Education
B.S., Mathematics and Physics, Butler University, 1975
M.S., Astronomy, University of Virginia, 1978
PhD, Astronomy, University of Virginia, 1980
Current Profession
Managing Director and Creator, Small World Group, PTE Ltd.
Show Profile: Marni
McKinney ~ Chairman, Indiana Community Bank Board
Marni McKinney
Education
Theatre major, Tulane University
B.S., Economics, Butler University
Current Profession
Chairman, Indiana Community Bank Board
Professional Experience
Chairman, First Indiana Bank
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Indiana
Corporation
President, The McKinney Family Foundation
Civic Activities
Member, Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee of the City of
Indianapolis
Board of Directors, Fairbanks Hospital, Inc.
Board of Directors, Indiana State Symphony Society
Board of Directors, Indiana Bond Bank
Board of Directors, Indianapolis Economic Development, Inc.
Board of Visitors, Butler University College of Business
Member, Central Indiana Community Foundation Investment
Committee
Show Profile: Kevin
Morris ~ Attorney, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Kevin Morris
Education
B.S., Marketing, Butler University, 1995
M.B.A., Butler University, 1996
J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 2002
Current Profession
Attorney, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Professional History
Research Assistant, University of Chicago Graduate School of
Business
Chief Budgeting and Planning Officer, Illinois State University's
Student Affairs Division
Pharmaceutical Healthcare Representative, Pfizer Inc.
Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal
Civic Activities
Board of Directors, Chicago Council on Urban Affairs
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Lawyers in the Classroom
Show Profile: William R.
Neale ~ Partner, Krieg DeVault LLP
William R. Neale
Education
B.S., Finance, Indiana University, 1970
J.D., cum laude, Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis,
1973
Current Profession
Partner, Krieg DeVault LLP
Chair, Business Practice Group
Civic Activities
Trustee and Immediate Past Chairman, United Student Aid Funds,
Inc.
Secretary and Director, Greater Indianapolis Chamber of
Commerce
Indiana University President's Economic Development Cabinet
Member and Former Chairman, Board of Visitors of the Indiana
University School of Law - Indianapolis
Member and Former Director, Kiwanis Club of Indianapolis
Member, Stanley K. Lacy Leadership Association
Director, Conner Prairie Museum, Inc.
Show Profile: John Perry
~ Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor ~ Morgan Stanley Smith
Barney
John Perry
Education
B.S., Finance, Real Estate & International Business, Kelley
School at Indiana University, Bloomington MBA, Finance, Butler
University
Current Profession
Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor ~ Morgan Stanley Smith
Barney
Co-Founder of Medivate, LLC ~ Manufacturer of Medical Devices
Civic Activities
Association of Corporate Growth - Vice President, President -
Elect
Advisory Member of Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF),Butler
University College of Business
Board of Visitors - Chair of Governance Committee, Butler
University College of Business
Show Profile: Robert (Bob)
Postlethwait ~ Retired president, Neuroscience Project
Group at Eli Lilly and Company
Robert (Bob) Postlethwait
Education
B.S.C.E, Purdue University, 1970
MBA, Butler University, 1974
Advanced Management Program, Harvard University, 1988
Current Profession
Retired president, Neuroscience Product Group at Eli Lilly &
Co.
Senior Advisor and Board of Directors Member, AgeneBio Inc
Civic Activities
Chairman of the Executive Board of Directors, PDV Foundation
Inc.
National Advisory Board, TeenScreen, Columbia University Medical
School
National Alliance on Mental Illness, Indiana Affiliate Branding
Task Force and Advisory Council
Show Profile: Elmore (Bill) W.
Rice III ~ Chief executive officer, Ritron Inc.
Elmore (Bill) W. Rice III
Education
B.S.E.E., Purdue University, 1954
Current Profession
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ritron, Inc.
Civic Activities
President's Advisory Panel, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology,
1990-1996
Guest Lecturer, Entrepreneurship Institute, 1969-1973
Stanford University Technical Advisory Committee, 1962-1979
Show Profile: Gregory P.
Stanley ~ Managing Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Indianapolis, IN
Gregory Stanley
Education
B.S. Marketing Butler University
Current Profession
Managing Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Indianapolis, IN
Civic Activities
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Past President, Kids Voice of Indiana
Show Profile: Richard
Stohler ~ Retired president, Cummins Southeastern Power
Inc.
Richard Stohler
Education
B.S., Business Administration, Butler University, 1963
Current Profession
Retired, Former President Cummins Southeastern Power, Inc.
1980-2005
Civic Activities
Trustee, Friends of Research in Psychiatry, U.S.F.
Trustee, Lowry Park Zoological Society
Trustee, Lowry Park Zoo Endowment Foundation
Trustee, The Childrens Home
Member, Tampa Chamber of Commerce
Associate Member, Middle Keys Marine Association
Board Member, Crewe of Venus
Show Profile: Jean
Wojtowicz ~ President, Cambridge Capital Management
Corp.
Jean Wojtowicz
Education
B.B.A., Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, University of
Wisconsin in Madison
B.B.A., Finance and Investment Banking, University of Wisconsin in
Madison
FBI Citizens Academy
Current Profession
President and Founder, Cambridge Capital Management Corp.
Civic Activities
Board Member, Vectren Corp.
Board Member, First Merchants Corp.
Board Member, First Internet Bank of Indiana
Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee
Board Member, OneAmerica Funds, Inc.
Board Member, Goodwill Industries
Board Member, Indiana State Chamber
Board Member, Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Board Member, Indianapolis Airport Authority
Visionary Enterprises, Inc.