John Hines is Executive Director of the Hines Family Foundation for Education, Innovation, and Service, a non-profit Atlanta, Georgia based STEM, Innovation and Technology Workforce enabler, which provides resources, opportunities and support for deserving, underrepresented, under-resourced individuals and groups. John facilitates outreach programs and collaborations and develops learning tools and packages to enable students and teachers to become viable contributors to and beneficiaries of the 21st century global workforce. John Hines is also Managing Director and Chief Technical Officer at JH Technology Associates LLC (JHTA), a California-based Technology Consulting and Advisory Services company. Particular JHTA expertise areas include Space and Small Spacecraft Technologies, Medical/Biological Technologies, Technology Aggregation, and Technology Program/Project/Product Management. John retired as NASA-Ames Research Center Chief Technologist (CCT) in December 2012. During nearly 37 years of service, and prior to the CCT position, John served as Manager of the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Project Engineer/Manager for the US/Russian Cosmos Biosatellite Program, Chief Technologist for the Fundamental Space Biology Program, Chief Technologist in the ARC Engineering Directorate, Deputy Chief and Chief Technologist for the Small Spacecraft Division, and Nanosatellite Missions Office Manager. John has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Tuskegee University, a MS in Biomedical/Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and over 50 years of NASA/Air Force/Research Institute experience in biological/biomedical technology development, satellite/spaceflight hardware development, sensor systems and electronic technology products, technology assessment, program/project/product development and management, and technology advocacy.