Tech Alpharetta’s Board of Directors
Tech Alpharetta is run by its President & CEO, Karen Cashion. Bob Toupin, VP of IT for Tom Barrow Co., is Chairman of the Tech Alpharetta Board.
The Tech Alpharetta Board is comprised of c-suite and senior executives from some of the leading, local technology companies, including emerging, mid-market, and enterprise companies, along with community partner organizations. The Board helps guide Tech Alpharetta’s mission of growing technology and innovation in Alpharetta. The Board’s recommendations have led to significant local initiatives, including the opening of Tech Alpharetta’s tech startup incubator.
For Board-related inquiries, please email us at info@techalpharetta.com.
Members of Tech Alpharetta’s 2025 Board of Directors
Bob Toupin
Chairman of the Tech Alpharetta Board and VP, IT, for Tom Barrow Co.
Rich Cannon
Vice Chairman of the Tech Alpharetta Board
Jessica DiOrio Dunn
Tech Alpharetta Treasurer and Global Technology Officer - Transformation Zone, EY
Mayor Jim Gilvin
Mayor, City of Alpharetta
Charlie Jewell
Director of Economic Development for the City of Alpharetta
Ben Andrews
Statewide Program Manager at ATDC
Sunita Arora
COO at Turnberry Solutions
Melissa Bishop-Murphy
Senior Director for Pfizer Government Relations
Kali Boatright
CEO of Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce
Brad Chason
SVP, Information Technology, Jackson Healthcare
Stew Chisam
CEO, Hi-Rez Studios
Pat Cisco
Managing Director, License Sales, South Region, Microsoft
Scott Danner
CCO, Diliko
David Ferber
Analytical Capabilities & Technology Consulting Leader, Equifax
David Fisher
Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
Julie Haley
CEO of Edge Solutions
Todd Harris
Founder and CEO, Skillshot Media
Molly Harrison
COO, Kaleris
Marcia Hayward
VP, Results Management- Lottery, Scientific Games
Adwait Joshi
CEO, DataSeers
Sean Kiewiet
CIO/CTO at Priority Payment Systems
Bob Klein
CEO of Digital Scientists
Ram Machiraju
VP of Software Engineering at ADP
Ken Makoid
RVP, Flexential,
Avi Singh Malhotra
Executive at Business Transformation Office for Digital & Analytics, Cox Communications
Tino Mantella
Managing Partner, Tier4, Retained, and CSO, Relevantz
Ramesh Maturu
President, Pyramid Consulting
James "Mac" McAnally
Vice President, GreenLake Management Services, HPE
Jason Moccia
CEO at OneSpring LLC
Colleen Murphy
Senior Executive Vice President at Trevelino/Keller
Paul Nagrowksi
Chairman Emeritus of the Tech Alpharetta Board and CFO for Siemens Financial Services and its Project & Structured Debt-Americas Business Unit
Rachael Nagrowksi
Executive Director Channel Sales, Verizon Wireless
Allen Nelson
Member, Clark Hill
Stephen Pair
CEO, BitPay
Janet Rodgers
President & CEO, Alpharetta Convention & Visitors Bureau
Whitney Stewart Russell
Head of Digital and Integrated FI Solutions, Fiserv
Camilo Sarmiento
Director of Global Professional Services – Procurement at UPS
Dr. Sweta Sneha
Founder & Executive Director of the Healthcare Management and Informatics dept. (and longtime professor of Information Systems) at Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University
Afshean Talasaz
SVP, OE&I (Optimization, Efficiency & Innovation) and Chief Technology & Data Officer, Colonial Pipeline
Mackenzie Thompkins
Senior Vice President | Atlanta North Market Executive, Business Banking, Bank of America, N.A.
Parsh Wanath
Head of Digital Product Engineering and AI, Wheels
Jasen Williams
SVP, Corporate Marketing, Verint
Kevan Williamson
CTO, Georgia’s Own Credit Union
