Dr. Teresa Merriweather Orok is an expert on economic and business innovation. While her career spans more than 30 years of experience across grants, government contract management, economic development, government, and higher education, she currently serves as the inaugural Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Development at Alabama A&M University.

Teresa Merriweather Orok, PhD
UEDA Immediate Past President
Professor and Executive Director
Alabama A&M University – Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Development