Corporate Relations

Partnering With Industry Professionals

The BIS Department actively works with companies in a variety of innovative ways to shape the future of technology education and address real world challenges to industry. We encourage companies that are interested in exploring or expanding specific research areas to sponsor a research grant or contract, and support the career development of students.

BIS Advisory Board Members / Technology Advisory Council Members

Picture	Name	Company	Title
	Tinita Haley (Chair)	Deloitte Services LP	Senior Manager (Retired)
	Chris Barkdull	CompTIA	Account Executive, Academics
	Marc Anthony Lane	Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited	Lead Security Operations Analyst
	Eric Boyd	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Sr. IT Project Manager
	Kris Johnson	Anglepoint	Executive Vice President
	Chris J. Berry	Department of Finance & Administration, TN	Sr. Enterprise Project Manager
	Chad Ivie	Ascension at Home	Sr. Director of Care Services Operations
	Tyrone H. Hobson II	Musa Technology Partners	Partner Assurance Manager
	Hamid Ashari	Dollar General Corp.	Sr. Business Operations Manager
	Jeremy Stewart, PMP, CPO	Microsoft	Program Manager
	David Lunsford	RackTop Systems	Consulting Engineer