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Meet the Team


The MIZ is grounded by a team of visionaries in the transportation and mobility innovation industry both on the ground and in the air. Learn more about the team that drives mobility forward at AllianceTexas.

  • Mike Berry
    Mike Berry
  • Russell Laughlin
    Russell Laughlin
  • Ian Kinne
    Ian Kinne
  • chris ash
    Christopher Ash
  • Robert Folzenlagen
    Robert Folzenlogen
  • Nicholas Konen
  • Kimberly Cole
    Kimberly Cole
  • Tom Harris
    Tom Harris
  • Julie Fischer
    Julie Fischer

A Legacy of Innovation


1962

1962

Ross Perot, Sr. founds Perot Systems & Electronic Data Systems (EDS)

1985

EDS moves to Legacy Business Park in Plano, TX, establishing the company’s headquarters and epicenter for new development in North Texas

1989

1989

Alliance Airport opens, becoming the world’s first industrial airport

1990-2000s

1990-2000s

AllianceTexas continues exponential growth; now a 27,000-acre development encompassing industrial-logistics, aviation, office, retail, multifamily, and more

1992

1992

BNSF Alliance Intermodal Facility opens at AllianceTexas

1993

Hillwood opens first industrial distribution facilities at AllianceTexas launching the establishment of the “Inland Port.”

2017

2017

Uber Elevate partnership launched with Frisco Station vertiport

2018

Drive.ai pilot program and ground-up AT&T 5G at Frisco Station

2019

Hillwood identifies the opportunity to convene leaders across the mobility innovation ecosystem at AllianceTexas, launching the Mobility Innovation Zone (MIZ)

2020

2020

First MIZ customer opens facility at AllianceTexas

2021

Perot Jain and Hillwood collaboration, forming the Perot Jain Alliance

2022

2022

Continued customer use cases demonstrating surface and air mobility innovation across the supply chain

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