Coalition, alliance and consensus builder experienced in partnering with industry and research institutes. Expertise in commercialization, microbiology, industrial biotechnology, renewable chemicals, biofuels, synthetic biology, and industrial management. Degrees in Zoology, industrial management (MS), and Bus. Admin. (MBA). Published author. Executive management program at M.I.T. Active in the Biotechnology Industry Organization.

CEO of several tech. companies and a VC fund. BSc. MSc. Bus. Admin. (Finance). Director of Finance for an industrial corporation listed NYSE. Built engineering teams for early stage technology companies to commercial scale operations. Experience in pilot projects to prove commercial viability. Expertise in corporate finance, governance, acquisitions, and capital projects.

Over 30 years experience in conventional, and renewable energy, biomass and in advancing companies from concepts to commercial realities. MA in Admin.

Process engineer with 30 years experience in operations mgmt., strategic planning and finance. Former executive with Sun Microsystems and Atari. MBA Stanford.

Former COO of a large chemical company with 25 years of experience in finance, clean technology and senior management. MBA, Western Ontario

P. Eng. Experienced engineering manager in the water /wastewater industry, including commercializing new technologies. Formerly with Honeywell.

Director of the Angstrom Laboratory and Professor of Microbial Chemistry and Molecular Biology at Uppsala University in Sweden. Internationally recognized expert in synthetic biology and photosynthesis.

Expertise and degrees in photosynthesis, plant physiology, biochemistry, and synthetic biology (Cornell).15 years at Oak Ridge National Lab.

Former Senior Vice President, Global Operations, Methanex Corporation, responsible for all manufacturing activities including eight methanol plants.

Product Manager of Quadra Chemicals, a leading North American distributor of industrial chemicals including butanol. Consultant on renewable resources in industrial applications as replacements to hydrocarbon-based materials.

Executive Adviser, Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute. Former Assistant Secretary, US Department of Energy, leading initiatives in clean coal, carbon capture, and oil & gas R&D. Former Chair of the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum Policy Group.

Industrialist and commercial real estate developer with a substantial real estate and private equity portfolio. An active investor in emerging technology companies.

Deal lead for due diligence by the Tech Coast Angels, California (TCA). He is an anesthesiologist in Orange County, CA and the Chairman of the Medical and Life Sciences Committee for the Orange County chapter of Tech Coast Angels (TCA-OC). MD, MBA, and BA (Chemistry).