Board of Directors

Mark Brady, Representing Business Oregon 

Mark is the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Manager at Business Oregon, the State’s economic development agency, leading the team supporting the state’s entrepreneurs and early-stage companies. Mark’s team is responsible for deploying funds for a variety of innovation, entrepreneurship and capital programs. Previously, Mark was an Innovation Strategist working with universities and others to turn research into new companies and jobs, managing the SBIR support program and leading the agency’s work with the Oregon Innovation Council. Mark has over 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors and has master’s and bachelor’s engineering degrees from Columbia University and University of Miami, respectively.

Dan Dias, Representing City of Hillsboro

Dan is the Director of Economic and Community Development for the City of Hillsboro. In his role, Dan leads efforts regarding economic development, land use and transportation planning, housing, permitting and public policy. Dan also plays a primary role in business recruitment and industrial site readiness along with downtown vitalization. Dan Dias has nearly 20 years’ experience in economic development, community development, real estate development, and public policy. 

Lucian Shifren, Representing Intel, Corporation 

Lucian Shifren is the Senior Director of External R&D Engagements at Intel Foundry, where he spearheads collaborations with the US government, universities, industry partners, and other funding sources. Based in Oregon, he is committed to bolstering the semiconductor ecosystem in the Silicon Forest and maintaining Oregon's status as the leading state for semiconductor development in the USA.

Lucian holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, where he authored the first Quantum Ensemble Monte Carlo and was the inaugural recipient of the Palais Award for outstanding graduating PhD. He also earned an MBA from Portland State University. Throughout his career, Lucian has published over 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals and holds more than 110 issued US patents.

Tom Weller, Representing Oregon State University

Dr. Tom Weller serves as the School Head in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University. He is also the Executive Director of Semiconductor Programs for the university and the Principal Investigator on the Corvallis Microfluidics Tech Hub program with the U.S. Economic Development Administration and the NSF Engine: Frontiers of Advanced Semiconductor Technology. Dr. Weller is a fellow of IEEE and the National Academy of Inventors with over 3 decades of experience in semiconductor and applied electromagnetics research.