SCIENCE FOUNDATION ARIZONA

VIC NAURSIS

Executive Vice President, Industry Development

Vic Narusis serves as the Executive Vice President of Industry Development for the Arizona Commerce Authority. Mr. Narusis oversees key initiatives such as the development of Science Foundation Arizona, as well as provide executive oversight and support in areas like semiconductors, aerospace and defense, space, business development and other strategic efforts. Prior to joining the ACA, Mr. Narusis has spent over two decades in economic development for various organizations including the State of Illinois, the Delta Regional Authority, McHenry County Economic Development Corporation, and Woodstock Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Narusis also spent over 20 years working in real estate development and commercial banking.

JEFFREY WISHART, PH.D.

SFAz Fellow/ Vice President of Innovation, Mobility

Jeffrey Wishart is a Science Foundation Arizona Fellow and VP of Innovation – Mobility at the Arizona Commerce Authority, leading the Advanced Mobility Pillar. Dr. Wishart is also Adjunct Professor in Automotive Systems of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, where he teaches courses on zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and connected and automated vehicles (CAVs). His focus is on the vast potential improvement in diverse mobility areas such as CASE (connectivity, automation, sharing, and electrification). Dr. Wishart is the lead author of Fundamentals of Connected and Automated Vehicles and is also the Chair of the Verification and Validation (V&V) Task Force under the On-Road Automated Driving (ORAD) SAE committee that is establishing standards for automated vehicles.