Team & Board of Directors
We are a team of scientists, investors, founders, and national security leaders united by a shared mission of winning the 21st century global technology competition by making America the best place for Frontier Technology innovation and investment returns.
Our Team
Hon. Gilman Louie
Chief Executive Officer
Jordan Blashek
President & Chief Operating Officer
Mike Taxay
General Counsel
Faran Nouri
General Partner & Executive Vice President
Steven Weinstein
General Partner
Jeff Karras
General Partner
Brian Wilcove
General Partner
Heidi Crebo-Rediker
General Partner & Executive Vice President
Karl Mehta
Chairman Emeritus of the Quad Investors Network
Lilian Wan, CFA
Senior Advisor
Kevin McGinnis
Head of Technology and Policy
Hon. Erik Bethel
Strategic Advisor
Zach Beecher
Head of Strategic Partnerships
Alex El-Fakir
Director of Communications and Operations
Brian Connor
Operations Manager
Joachim Vaturi
Chief of Staff
Our Board of Directors
Samuel J. Palmisano (Chair)
Former CEO, IBM
Jennifer Pahlka (Vice Chair)
Founder, Code for America
Amb. Clifford Sobel
Managing Partner, Valor Capital Group
Eric Braverman
Co-Founder, Telescope
Dr. J. Michael McQuade
Former VP of Research, Carnegie Mellon University
Joanne Isham
Former Deputy Director of Science & Technology, CIA
Hon. John Hurley
Managing Partner and CIO, Cavalry Asset Management
Leslie A. Brun
Chairman & CEO, Ariel Alternatives
Suzanne Nora Johnson
Chair, Intuit Board of Directors
Hon. Mignon Clyburn
Former Commissioner, FCC
Nick Beim
Partner, Venrock Associates
Richard Kang
Managing Partner, Prism Global
Ryan Nolan
Partner, Goldman Sachs
Sec. Ash Carter
Former Secretary of Defense
(In Memoriam)