Steven J. Chu

The American Philosophical Society is an organization that hosts biannual general meetings for its members, families, and distinguished guests. The non-profit company is based in Philadelphia, PA. The meetings cater to the diverse interests and expertise of attendees and provide a unique opportunity to indulge the audience’s breadth of intellectual curiosity. The society has an exceptional collection of over 13 million manuscripts, objects, books, images, and works of art covering various topics such as early and revolutionary history, natural history, Indian linguistics and culture, nuclear physics, computer development, medical science, genetics and eugenics, and the development of cultural anthropology.

Amprius Technologies, Inc. manufactures and develops high energy and high capacity lithium-ion batteries. Its silicon anode technology was originally developed at Stanford University and enables dramatic improvements in the energy density and specific energy of lithium-ion batteries. The company was founded by Mark C. Platshon and Yi Cui in May 2008 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Svante, Inc. produces technologies for the energy and process industries. It offers technology services for capturing post-combustion carbon dioxide from industrial flue gas streams for use in CO2 enhanced oil recovery and carbon capture and storage. The company was founded by Andre Boulet, Darryl Wolanski, Brett Henkel and Soheil Khiavi in 2007 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

Zymergen, Inc. engages in the design, development, and commercialization of bio-based products. Its products include electronic films, repellent products, and agriculture products such as traditional synthetic nitrogen fertilizers and traditional chemical-based crop protection products. The company was founded by Zachariah Serber, Jed Dean and Joshua J. Hoffman in 2013 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

International Environmental Standards PBC, also known as Project Canary, is a climate tech company that provides trusted, independent, and verified environmental data to track, measure, and score the "e" in ESG across an enterprise's operational value chain. The company is based in Denver, CO and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company is leaders in providing dynamic environmental ratings using real-time monitoring data at the facility level to assess and improve operating practices and provide a science-based and technology-enabled measurement of emission profiles, including methane. Project Canary delivers trusted and reliable, independent energy ESG data. The company's technology services help identify the most responsible energy supply chain operators. The company was founded in 2019 by Christopher Romer, William Foiles, Anna Scott. Christopher Romer has been the CEO since 2019.