Ben Franklin Technology Authority Board Members

The BFTDA is governed by a twenty-one member board, see below

Honorable Josh Shapiro
Governor
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Rick Siger
Secretary
Department of Community & Economic Development
Dennis Affinati
International Vice President
IBEW Third District
Parag Batavia, Ph.D.
Roboticist and Entrepreneur
Governor’s Representative
Honorable Lisa Boscola
Senator
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Austin J. Burke
Retired, President
Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce
Honorable Mary Jo Daley
Representative
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Denise L. Devine
Co-founder
RTM Vital Signs, LLC
William Generett, Jr., J.D.
Vice President for Community Engagement
Duquesne University
Jan S. Heller
Retired, Regional President
Wachovia Bank
Tom Jones
Managing Director
Draper Triangle Ventures

Shintaro Kaido
Vice Provost for Innovation
Drexel University
Kailash Kalantri
President
Acclaim Systems, Inc.
Ellen Kight
Retired, Southwest Regional Director
Department of Community & Economic Development
Honorable Zachary Mako
Representative
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Khalid N. Mumin, Ph.D.
Secretary
Department of Education
Charles Peters
Managing Member
Altair Holdings, LLC
Andrew Read, Ph.D.
Interim Senior Vice President for Research
The Pennsylvania State University
Honorable Devlin Robinson
Senator
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Joy M. Ruff
Executive Director
Local Government Academy
Robert J. Schena
Chairman, CEO, & Cofounder
Rajant Corporation
Neil Weaver
Secretary
Office of Administration