Tulane Innovation and Entrepreneurship Council

The TIE Council comprises of TUII donors with innovative and entrepreneurial backgrounds who are passionate about supporting the university’s quest to make greater impact in New Orleans and beyond.

TIE Council Members

Portrait of Mike Acks Michael (Mike) Acks

President, RMC Capital, LLC

Shannon Priddy Acks Shannon Priddy Acks

President, Priddy Family Foundation

Portrait of David Barksdale John (David) Barksdale

Principal, Alluvian Capital

Stephanie Barksdale Stephanie Bosse Barksdale

Director of University Partnerships & Social Innovation, Tulane University

Carol Lavin Bernsk Carol Lavin Bernick

CEO, Polished Nickel Capital Management

TUII Logo Block Profile Alan Colowick

Managing Director, Matrix Capital Management Company

TUII Logo Block Profile Michelle Diener

Former CEO, Hotels.com, Inc.

Bob Diener Robert (Bob) Diener

Co-Founder, Hotels.com, Inc.

Robert Hinckley Robert Hinckley

President's Council, Tulane University

Cathy Isaacson Wright Cathy Isaacson

Vice Chair, Middle Eastern Investment Initiative

Walter Isaacson Walter Isaacson

Professor of History, Tulane University

Joel Kaner Joel Kanter

Moffitt Andrea Turner Moffitt

Co-Founder, Plum Alley Investments & General Partner, Plum Alley Venture Fund I

TUII Logo Block Profile David Mussafer

Chairman & Managing Partner Advent International

Pickering Charles (Rusty) Pickering

President & COO, Ingo Money, Inc.

Robert L. Priddy Innovation Lab Robert Priddy

Co-Founder, Senior Advisor

Terryl Terryl Propper

Co-Founder, Endodontic Practice Partners

Casual outdoor portrait of Jeffery Silverman Jeffrey Silverman

Managing Partner, Laconia Capital Group

Tony Super Tony Suber

Executive Director & Chairman, SDG Impact Fund