Committee Members

Audit, Compliance and Governance Committee



Christopher Bandecchi
Constituent Service and Outreach Coordinator, Town of Stratford, Office of the Mayor
Mark Ojakian
President of the Board of Regents for Higher Education, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System
John Pavia
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, LogicSource

Compensation Committee



Michael Cantor, Chair
Co-Managing Partner, Cantor Colburn LLP
Valarie Gelb
Chief Executive Officer, Global Business Growth Advisors
John Pavia
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, LogicSource

Eli Whitney Advisory Committee



Dita Bhargava
Chief Operating Officer, Catalan Investments
Gerald DePardo
Partner, McCormick, Paulding & Huber
Erik Jansen
Technology Investor
Alan Mendelson
Venture Capitalist
John Pavia
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, LogicSource
Rafael Santiago
Managing Member, Santiago Law Group LLC
Timothy Shannon, M.D.
General Partner, Canaan Partners

Eli Whitney Investment Committee



Radenka Maric
Vice President for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, UConn
Richard Mulready
Chairman and CEO, RM Bradley Management Corporation
John Pavia
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, LogicSource
Rafael Santiago
Managing Member, Santiago Law Group LLC
Andre Swanston
CEO, co-founder Tru Optik

Finance and Operations Committee



Valarie Gelb
Chief Executive Officer, Global Business Growth Advisors
Melissa McCaw
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management
John Olsen
Former President, Connecticut AFL-CIO

Loan Committee



David Lehman
Commissioner– Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
Richard Mulready
Chairman and CEO, RM Bradley Management Corporation
John Olsen
Former President, Connecticut AFL-CIO

Valuation Committee



Dave Jenkins
Assurance Partner, PwC (Retired)
Frank Morse
Debt and Equity Financing and Financial Advisory Services, CMG
Kate Vick
Consulting and Operating Expert