Chris is an Engineer, innovator, inventor and Entrepreneur. He became a total Orphan after losing both his parents because of the HIV virus. He was the oldest of five children. Chris became the head of the household and caretaker of his siblings at the ripe old age of seven years an experience that was a foundation to his leadership abilities.
Chris holds a BS and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and

Anwaar is a recent UC Berkeley graduate with a Bachelors of Science in Bioengineering. She has been a researcher at the UC Berkeley Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory since early 2010, and was invited to present her work at the 2011 Biomedical Engineering Society Conference in Hartford, CN. Her academic and research experiences have allowed her to develop an interest in the translation of biomedical research into novel clinical applications.

David Atkins-Maters is a recent graduate from the Masters Program in Product Development in the Chemical Engineering Department at UC Berkeley. He also holds a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from UC San Deigo. He is interested in providing early stage support for new technology ventures through both leadership and management of opportunity seeking and technical validation phases of venture growth. He was also co-founder of Near Zero,