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I would leverage the tremendous human capital in the greater Knoxville metro to advance our innovation economy.

I am reading The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping

I had a wonderful mentor called Joe Bordogna, who was the COO at the National Science Foundation and former Dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Penn. His advice to me was think big and be bold, but never lose sight of the implementation details. He had a huge impact on my career. I was 30 when I met him, and he empowered me to lead initiatives that, quite frankly, I was never sure I could deliver on - he inspired me to believe that I could solve any problem, both anticipated and unanticipated, that arose.

Have courage, take action - you never know what you'll learn.