AERO represents a genuine public-private effort uniting economic development efforts of Arizona colleges, universities, economic development agencies, and business and philanthropic interests.
Chair:
Incorporating Directors:
- Ed Zito, Executive Vice President, Alliance Bank of Arizona
- Jose Cardenas, Attorney, Lewis and Roca
- Jan Lesher, Director, Arizona Department of Commerce
Board of Directors:
- Jean Richmond Bowman, Executive Vice President, Northern Arizona Building Association
- Barry Broome, President & CEO, Greater Phoenix Economic Council
- Michael Crow, President, Arizona State University
- Michael Fong, CEO & Chairman, Calence, Inc.
- John Haeger, President, Northern Arizona University
- William M. Hardin, Osborn Maledon, P.A.
- William C. Harris, President & CEO, Science Foundation Arizona
- Larry Hecker, Hecker & Muehlebach, PLCC
- Daisy Jenkins, Vice President, Raytheon Missile Systems
- Anne Mariucci, Private Equity Investor & Arizona Board of Regents
- Joe Snell, President, Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities, Inc. (TREO)
- Robert Shelton, President, University of Arizona
- Roy Vallee, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, AVNET, Inc.