(Indianapolis, February 16, 2010) – TechPoint President and CEO Jim Jay announced today that TechPoint has appointed six new members to its board of directors. The new members have diverse professional backgrounds and they represent private and public sector organizations with vested interests in the continued success of Indiana’s knowledge-based economy.
TechPoint is well known for advancing Indiana’s information technology based economy though it’s monthly educational networking events and its annual Innovation Summit and Mira Awards program. TechPoint is active in public policy advocacy, workforce development and economic development, including supporting entrepreneurship and capital formation and promoting the successes of IT companies and professionals.
New members include:
- Christopher Clapp – Managing Director, Great Blue Ventures, LLC
- Christopher L. Day – Managing Partner, Navidar Group
- Gail Farnsley – Visiting Professor, Purdue University
- Barbara Hansen – Vice President and General Manager, TW Telecom
- Barb Kew – Vice President, Information Technology and CIO, Hill Rom
- Jane Niederberger – President, My Health Care Manager
TechPoint’s 35-member board of directors consists of business and education leaders from a wide variety of industries. Visit http://bit.ly/8UomL0 for a complete list of directors.
About TechPoint:
TechPoint is Indiana’s only statewide technology initiative, representing industry stakeholders including publicly-traded companies, private businesses, colleges and research universities, and local economic development organizations. The group’s mission is to accelerate Indiana’s emerging and vibrant information technology sector by: promoting the successes of information technology companies and professionals; supporting the formation, expansion, and attraction of IT companies; and advocating appropriate public policy. TechPoint is an initiative of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership. Visit www.techpoint.org.
Media Contact:
Joshua Ryan Hall
317-464-5416
jhall@techpoint.org
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