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Maryland Department of Commerce

Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Fund Authority (MEIF)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Advises and consults with Maryland Commerce concerning the implementation and administration of the Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Fund (MEIF)​. Through the program, nonprofit institutions of higher education in Maryland may create research endowments in scientific and technical fields of study. Private donations to those endowments may be matched by State funds from the Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Fund Authority.​

Members

  • Renee Winsky - (Chair) President & Founder, Bay One Group, LLC​
  • Stephen Auvil - Chief Federal Engagement Officer, TEDCO*
  • Harry Coker, Jr. - Secretary, Maryland Department of Commerce*
  • Troy LeMaile-Stovall - CEO, Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)*
  • Jack Miner - Chief Investment Officer, TEDCO*
  • Jay A. Perman - Chancellor, U​niversity System of Maryland​*

  • Carol Washington - President & CEO, UTech Consulting

    *Ex officio

Contact

Sarah D. Sheppard, Director, Education & Workforce
Maryland Department of Commerce
443-618-8593
401 East Pratt Street, 7th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202

Meetings

  • TBA

Meetings Archive