iLEAD Council

The College of Information (INFO) is assisted in its work by the INFO College Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Advocacy and Development (iLEAD) Council, made up of distinguished professionals in the information science field. The council provides a variety of ideas, perspectives, and resources that support the INFO College’s educational, research, and philanthropic goals.

The iLEAD mission:

  • Facilitate engagement with industry to create new opportunities for the INFO College
  • Enhance the academic and public visibility of the INFO College
  • Support the college’s philanthropic aspirations

iLEAD Council Members

Combiz Richard Abdolrahimi

Combiz Richard Abdolrahimi
VP of Government Relations & Public Policy, ServiceNow; Tech Innovation Leader

Aderonke Adeniji

Aderonke Adeniji
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, U.S. House of Representatives

Gabriel Cruz

Gabriel Cruz
Engineering Manager, PARA Business Systems Consulting

Natalie Edington

Natalie Edington
Chief Customer Experience Officer, Baltimore County Public Library

Daniel R. Ennis

Daniel R. Ennis
CEO, DRE Consulting; Executive Director, UMD Cyber Initiative

John Eubank

John Eubank
Cyber Weapons Broker, Growth & Strategy at REDLattice

Stephen Freeman

Stephen Freeman
Area Vice President, Gallagher

Michael Grove

Michael Grove
Founder and SVP Engineering & Product, Stardog

Brett Harrison

Brett Harrison
Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting

Keith Marzullo

Keith Marzullo
Dean, College of Information at the University of Maryland

Beth Maser

Beth Maser
President, History Associates Incorporated

Daniel Menelly

Daniel Menelly
Chief Executive Officer, The DoSeum

Josh Rattan

Josh Rattan
Partner, Data Risk & Privacy at PricewaterhouseCoopers

Dan Russell

Dan Russell
Free Range Research Scientist

Ovetta Sampson

Ovetta Sampson
Director of UX AI/ML, Google

Kanitha Sar

Kanitha Sar
Managing Director, Cybersecurity Practice of Ernst & Young (EY)

Maureen Sullivan
Organization Development Consultant, Maureen Sullivan Associates; Former President, American Library Association

Jamuna Sundararajan

Jamuna Sundararajan
President, CyberBahn Federal Solutions

Nate Tibbits

Nate Tibbits
Senior Vice President, Global Government Affairs at Qualcomm