James R. Fruchterman

MedImmune Vaccines, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets live vaccines. Its developed vaccine is inhaled FluMist. The company was founded on April 15, 1992 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America-College provides financial products and services. It offers retirement plans, mutual funds, annuities, life insurance, brokerage and trading services, managed accounts and education savings. The company was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1918 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Alloy Ventures, Inc. is an independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1984 by Craig C. Taylor, John F. Shoch and Tony Di Bona. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Seriosity, Inc. develops enterprise software applications. It also provides consulting, development and deployment services. The company was founded by Byron Reeves and Leighton J. Read in 2004 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Genomatica, Inc. designs and develops biotechnology products. It offers metabolic engineering for renewable production of commodity chemicals. The company was founded by Bernhard O. Palsson and Christophe H. Schilling in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Siluria Technologies, Inc. develops and manufactures a direct chemical process for plastics and fuels from natural gas. Its second process technology can convert ethylene to liquid fuels such as gasoline, diesel or jet fuel. The firm’s revolutionary catalyst technologies uniquely combine nanomaterials, biotechnology and chemical engineering, to convert an abundant, ubiquitous, and inexpensive feedstock into high value, drop-in fuels and chemicals using processes that can be seamlessly integrated into existing industry infrastructure. The company was founded by Clinton Whitewood Bybee and Alexander Tkachenko in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

TruTag Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of precision-fabricated nano-porous silica for various applications and security solutions. It caters pharmaceutical and nutraceutical companies; secure labels and documents; and precision drug delivery systems for biotech companies. The company was founded by Hank C. K. Wuh in 2011 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Blue Planet Ltd. manufactures carbonated limestone materials by using carbon dioxides technology. Its products include aggregates and upcycled aggregate. The company was founded by Brent Constantz and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Benetech, Inc. provides dust control and bulk material handling solutions. Its products include engineered transfer chutes, belt support & containment, dust suppression, washdown systems, wet dust extraction and specialty applications. The firm offers engineering, assessments, plant and training services. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Aurora, IL.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Institute for Systems Biology operates as a nonprofit biomedical research organization. It develops a systems approach to characterize, predict, and manipulate state transitions in biological system. The company was founded by Leroy E. Hood, Ruedi Aebersold and Alan Aderem in 2000 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

The Linux Foundation operates as a non-profit organization which provides support for open source communities. It offers financial and intellectual resources, infrastructure, services, events, and training. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Santa Fe Institute of Science operates as a nonprofit, independent research center. It provides research and education services. The company was founded by George Cowan, David Pines, Stirling Colgate, Murray Gell-Mann, Nick Metropolis, Herb Anderson, Peter A. Carruthers, and Richard Slansky in May 1984 and is headquartered in Santa Fe, NM.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

LanzaTech, Inc. provides gas fermentation services. Its converts carbon rich wastes and residues produced by industries such as steel manufacturing, oil refining, and chemical production into fuel ethanol. The company was founded by Sean Dennis Simpson in 2005 and is headquartered in Skokie, IL.

Critical Path specializes in providing advanced consultation and contract programming in system and application levels. The company was founded in 1997 and is located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Astia, Inc. provides executive programs that support funding and leadership for women founders and C-level executives in high-tech, life sciences, and clean technology start-ups. The company was founded by Cate Muther in 1999 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Mithril Capital Management LLC (Mithril Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Peter Andreas Thiel and Ajay Royan. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Food Forward is a non-profit organization that aims to reduce food waste and increase access to healthy fruits and vegetables. The non-profit company is based in North Hollywood, CA. The company is the largest urban gleaning organization and recover fresh surplus fruits and vegetables to distribute to people experiencing food insecurity.

Emrgy, Inc. develops magnetic gearboxes and distributes hydro power. It offers distributed hydro solutions that allow users to tap their hydro potential right where they need/use it most, enabling to consider off grid application or to offset their energy consumption. The firm?s magnetic gearbox solutions for applications ranging from electrical generation to replacing maintenance-heavy traditional gearboxes. The company was founded by Emily Morris in 2014 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Tau Investment Management LLC (Tau Investment Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by Oliver Niedermaier. The firm is headquartered in New York.

BioGill Operations Pty Ltd. provides biological water treatment technologies. Its products include BioGill Tower, Tower Plus, Rapid and Ultra. The company was founded by Louise West and John West in 2005 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund operates as a vibrant giving network to support promising social ventures throughout Silicon Valley and the world. It focuses on rotating issue areas including education, environment, at-risk youth, health, and international development. The company was founded by Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen in 1998 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Vote.Org is a non-profit organization that provides access to absentee voting information online. It offers voter registration, absentee ballots, and polling place locator. The company was founded by Debra Cleaver in April 2008 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Betteries AMPS GmbH is a German company that upcycles all electric vehicle batteries into affordable power systems to avert climate change and protect valuable resources. The company is based in Berlin, Germany and was founded by Rainer Hoenig and Ralf Schroeder. The company provides sustainable alternatives to fuel-based generators and propulsion systems to mitigate climate change, create economic opportunity, and improve quality of life. Rainer Hoenig has been the CEO since incorporation.

Echo River Capital LLC (Echo River Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Landesa is a non-profit company that partners with governments to improve outcomes and opportunities for communities. The company is based in Seattle, WA. The company provides guidance and practical advice on strengthening land tenure and stakeholder engagement to help companies do business in a trustworthy, transparent, and socially responsible way.