The ATOM Think Tank Advisory Board

The ATOM Think Tank Advisory Board is an esteemed group of high-level business and technology leaders, who serve as key partners and valid contributors to the continued success of the ATOM Think Tank!

This diverse group of executives advise and counsel the FIU Business leadership team, along with the ATOM Think Tank Director and its consultants, regarding ATOM’s mission, goals and strategic objectives. The Advisory Board offers solid insight and direction to promote the ATOM Think Tank and its projects and initiatives. They also work to strengthen ATOM’s reputation, financial resources, and its ties to the corporate, governmental and nonprofit communities.

ATOM Board members work to actively:

  • Engage with FIU Business Leaders and the ATOM team of consultants to share expertise on business and technology trends that create opportunities for innovation and new business processes
  • Assist ATOM within the scope of its mission, to provide creative and inventive solutions that address business needs
  • Increase opportunities for students to engage with ATOM’s projects and activities, in order to grow and align their skills with the emerging needs of the business community
  • Build awareness of the ATOM Think Tank by promoting of ATOM’s mission, projects and events to business contacts within the community
  • Increase financial support for the ATOM Think Tank’s projects and events, by helping to acquire new sources of funding, and by making an established annual contribution to the ATOM Think Tank.
  • Thais Asper Keane

    Thais Asper Keane
    Regional Director
     AT&T

  • Jaime Boone

    Jaime Boone
    CPA, Accelera Accounting Policy Director
     Accelera by Cummins

  • Jaqueline Bravo

    Jaqueline Bravo
    Senior Vice President, Tax Director
     BankUnited, Inc.

  • Leonardo Cordero

    Leonardo Cordero
    Chief Executive Officer
     wiSource

  • Dora Cortinas

    Dora Cortinas
    Vice President, Data & Analytics
     Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc.

  • Mario Diez

    Mario Diez
    CIO
     City of Sweetwater

  • Lawrence Paul Embil

    Lawrence Paul Embil
    Security Manager - Security Architecture, Governance, Incident response
     Miami-Dade County

  • Robert Fortunato

    Robert Fortunato
    Director, Infrastructure and Cloud Services
     Assurant, Inc.

  • Robert Grillo

    Robert Grillo
    Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
     Florida International University

  • Kathleen Guzman

    Kathleen Guzman
    VP, Data Transformation
     Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits

  • Nendy Hernandez

    Nendy Hernandez
    Founder & Chief Executive Officer | Cisco CCIE
     TESYS Networks

  • Brian Hogan

    Brian Hogan
    Vice President, Shared Technology Solutions
     Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, LLC.

  • Hernán Londoño

    Hernán Londoño
    Chief Technology and Innovation Strategist
      Lenovo

  • Cliff Payne

    Cliff Payne
    Vice President of Engineering
     TESYS

  • Carlos Pedraja

    Carlos Pedraja
    Head of Business Development and Partner Enablement for Latin America
     Google

  • Adonis Sardiñas

    Adonis Sardiñas
    System Engineer South Florida SLED
     Fortinet

  • Dania Triff

    Dania Triff
    Data Science Manager
     NextEra Energy, Inc.

  • Stacey Volmar

    Stacey Volmar
    Vice President, Advanced Analytics
     Assurant, Inc.

  • Christopher Wilson

    Christopher Wilson
    VP of Business Development for Energy and Utilities
     Eyecast