Executive Commitee/Board of Directors

IDEA Board and Executive Committee members in attendance at IDEA2025

IDEA is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors and Executive Committee made up of industry professionals from around the globe.

Executive Committee

Chair

David Woodson

Secretary/Treasurer

Dan Dixon

Ex-Officio

Rob Thornton

 

Vice Chair

Tim Peer

At-Large

Michael Ahern

Legislative Director

Mark Spurr

Second Vice Chair

Meghan Riesterer

Past Chair

Joan Kowal

Legal Counsel

Andrea Sarmentero Garzon

Board Members

 

Lalit Agarwal

 

Casey Collins

 

Chase Davis

Kimberly Greene

Gerard MacDonald

Paul Zmick

Ted Borer

Earl Collins

Carol Denning

Francois Gressier

Jennifer Meisenhelder

Samuel Chatterton

 

Frank Cuomo

Laura Duncan

Paul Holt

Samuel Olmstead

Board Members Emeritus

 

Ahmad Bin Shafar

 

Juan Ontiveros

 

Steve Swinson