Gary Green

Gary has been President of Sidkoff, Pincus & Green, one of Philadelphia’s oldest law firms, since 1972. Gary has distinguished himself in the areas of complex litigation and corporate law, earning an international reputation for his trial skills, as well as successes negotiating and structuring mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructurings. As a member of many professional associations, he has lectured professionally to business leaders, lawyers and students. In the many adventures his law career presented, Gary developed skills as a problem solver and a strategist with insight into human behavior gained from selling juries the merit of his client’s case, and from learning how to understand and communicate with clients, opposing counsel, judges and people of all stripes under stressful situations.

Jay Moulton

Entrepreneur and private equity investor, Jay has led strategy development, operations and financing activities for numerous private and public companies. He currently is CEO of Sixforces Inc., Toteflix Inc., and Econblox Learning. Prior to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Jay was President of Plastifab Industries and VP Sales of Metropolitan Funds. Jay is a graduate of The Royal Military College of Canada, is a professional electrical engineer, and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Luka Erceg

Luka Erceg is a highly accomplished professional with extensive experience in finance, investment management, and cleantech ventures. He holds multiple advanced degrees, including a Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), and Master of Business Administration (MBA), as well as Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP), Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA), and Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA)​ certifications.

Luka was the founder, president, and CEO of Simbol Materials, a company that attracted a $325 million buy-out offer from Tesla Motors. He has also served as a board member and CEO at DryLet, and held board positions at NuMat Technologies and Graphene Technologies, Inc. His strategic planning and execution capabilities have led to substantial capital raises and successful market entries for multiple companies​. He is currently Managing Director at Dynamique Financial, a disability-owned business that provides advisory services to businesses and professionals.

Dr. Rod Ghani Ph.D.

Rod is Founder, President and CEO of ExpoTech, Inc., headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. ExpoTech has grown to become one of the foremost IT services organizations in the world today with worldwide clients. ExpoTech’s turnkey solutions include business strategies, IT architecture design, implementation and systems design. Dr. Ghani earned his doctorate in innovation diffusion, an inventor, holds nine US patents in computer technology, and authored two books in wireless transformation, and cloud computing innovation.

Dr. Ghani in has over 30 years of progressive technical and entrepreneurial business experience. Throughout his career he has spearheaded hundreds of complex IT transformation projects. He brings strategic focus and vision with mature judgment gained during his successful career. He obtains the ability to analyze corporate needs and quickly develop strategic roadmaps that improve the competitive advantage and time to market, while reducing cost. Rod is a business visionary and an IT innovator.

Lucas Marrero

Lucas began his career as a Naval Flight Officer, leading teams with advanced technology. He served as a flag lieutenant to a three-star admiral in Washington D.C. and worked in a rapid acquisition office in the Pentagon, focusing on emerging technologies. After the Navy, Lucas joined GlaxoSmithKline as an internal consultant, implementing global projects. He then became Chief Operating Officer at a high-tech engineering firm. Lucas is currently the Managing Partner at Birchrun Advisers. He holds a B.S. in Economics from the United States Naval Academy and an MBA from the University of Maryland.

Robert Prasher

Robert is a seasoned entrepreneur who specializes in business development. He has worked in some of the world’s largest technology corporations, helping them expand their businesses in Canada. Robert’s understanding of technology, digital transformation, and IoT, has enabled him to build strong business relationships in the hospitality, aerospace, and manufacturing sectors. Robert speaks multiple languages and established his entrepreneurial roots early in life while working in his family’s hospitality business. Robert is passionate about working with entrepreneurs and helping them achieve their objectives. In his spare time, you will find Robert relentlessly helping others and developing his life skills.

Damian Salas

Damian Salas is Co-Founder of GREW and Partner at Open Minds Psychological. Damian is also a Contributor at Psychology Today, where his columns focus on the future of work. He is a Professor at the Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship at Drexel University, specializing in healthcare entrepreneurship. With 23 years in community behavioral healthcare in senior HR roles, Damian served the greater healthcare industry as the Founding Chair of the Philadelphia Alliance Workforce Domain. During the 2020 pandemic, Damian directed two State Department-funded projects for FSVC, providing technical support to startups in North Africa. Damian sits on the board of Gnostech, Inc., a cyber-security firm.

Giovanna McKinney

Giovanna McKinney is the Managing Director and a Financial Advisor at GMDS, LLC, a role she has held since 2008. Giovanna is also a Member of the Board of Directors at Nanotech Industrial Solutions Inc. and a Board Member at Herb and Lou’s LLC. Previously, she was the CFO/COO at ISA Consulting from 1999 to 2007. Giovanna began her career in the accounting and consulting industry, rising to become a Manager at Mantas, Ohliger, McGary & Quinn (RSM McGladrey) and a Senior Accountant at KPMG. She is a graduate of Drexel University.   

Larry Liss

Larry retired from his distinguished military service in April of 1970 as a Captain. He flew 650 combat missions. Among his awards: 25 Air Medals, one for Valor, the Bronze Star, 3 Purple Hearts, the Valorous Unit Award for extraordinary heroism, National Defense Service Medal, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze stars, the Vietnamese Campaign Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross for Valor, and most recently, on March 5 of 2024, was awarded the Silver Star for Gallantry in Action while flying a helicopter mission in Vietnam in 1967. In 2010 the BBC produced an award winning series entitled “Helicopter Missions.” One episode features one of Larry’s missions and can be seen on YouTube.

During his multi-faceted business career he founded the Flightways Corporation which was a well known regional air carrier. He later became President of the Diversified Environmental Corporation, a 150 million dollar division of the LVI Group, a billion dollar NYSE Company. Over the past 48 months, through Birchrun Advisers (TA) he has invested in, and arranged funding for, 12 emerging veteran businesses and a total of $22 million dollars. Larry is the Founder and Senior Partner at both Birchrun Advisers and Birchrun Labs.

Ericka Monsivais

Ericka, a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was actually raised in Mexico City but now proudly calls Arizona home where she works at Expotech as Director of Business Development. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in International Business Management from Universidad Iberoamerican (IBERO)- Ciudad de Mexico. Before Expotech, Ericka held roles as Financial Controller and Sr. Project Manager. Ericka takes her client’s trust very seriously. Not only does she hold with high regard her abilities in assisting clients in visualizing their dream and making it a reality, she also values the relationships she makes with her clients in the process. She believes in continuing to learn – not only is she bilingual, she is learning Arabic.  

One of her biggest passions is volunteering time with a charity called CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate). With CASA, she advocates for children under the judicial system and also mentors a child or (children).

Robert Strickler

Rob is a designer, marketer and business manager who brings 40+ years of experience to Panagon. His background includes website and software product design, game development, analytical skills as well as technology, software product management and team management. Robs core strengths include creative vision, communications and day to day management and coordination of Panagon’s progress and development.

Niki Green

as the ADA Field Associate for the City of Somerville.  Previously, she worked as an Architectural Designer at PCA and a Junior Project Architect at Volumetric Building Companies, working on various residential and commercial projects in the New England area.  Niki holds a Master of Architecture degree from Pratt Institute and a Bachelor of Science degree, Architecture from Temple University.

Lincoln Green

Lincoln is the Executive Assistant to Panagon’s CEO.  Previously, he was the Social Media Marketing Manager for Streamers Doing Good and an Operations Assistant at VYRSA, an innovative joint implant solutions company. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Entrepreneurial Studies from Drexel University.