Prior to Lumedyne, Brad held engineering and management positions at the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Defense Systems Command (SPAWAR), and with semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics.

Brad holds four patents and three degrees: an MBA from San Diego State University, a B.S. Electrical Engineering and B.S. Mathematics from Southern Methodist University.

Prior to Google, James held engineering, program management, and business analyst positions at ION Geophysical and Chevron Technology Ventures.

James holds three degrees: an MBA from Rice University, an M.S. in Predictive Analytics from Northwestern University, and a B.S. in Multidisciplinary Studies – Physics from the University of Oklahoma.

His four successful technology start-ups resulted in exits worth over $450M with four industry-first product introductions. After ‘retiring’ from startups, he has made more than 50 early-stage investments and achieved over 45 profitable exits in a wide range of technologies and markets. Prior to his startup career, Bill worked in multiple roles in manufacturing, engineering, sales, finance and strategic development at PPG, Eagle Picher Industries and Energy Conversion Devices.

He has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and is one of the earliest Six Sigma Black Belts.

Andy Ballester is a co-founder of GoFundMe, the world’s largest online fundraising platform, and a technology mentor and advisor.

Prior to GoFundMe, Andy served in senior management and founder positions at several companies, including Create a Fund and California Product Shop.

He also volunteers as a Mentor with the EvoNexus incubator, Techstars Anywhere Accelerator, and Ad Astra incubator where he helps multiple startups and their founders navigate product development. 

Andy holds a B.A. in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Robert Phillippy is an independent consultant, advising technology companies on a range of strategic, operational, and organizational issues.

He previously served as the President, Chief Executive Officer, director, and board member of Newport Corporation acquired by MKS Instruments. He currently serves on the boards of three publicly held companies – ESCO Technologies, Kimball Electronics and Materion Corporation; and in advisory/board roles for selected private equity and emerging technology companies.

Robert has over 35 years of experience in technology-related industries, including various sales and marketing management positions at Square D Company, now part of Schneider Electric.

Robert holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

Linda previously served as the Chief Financial Officer at Visualase, Inc., which was acquired by Medtronic in July of 2014.

Her board of directors experience includes Lasergen, Inc. and Lumedyne Technologies. Much of her career has been transaction-oriented – M&A, business development, supply chain – and includes transactions ranging from under one million to over one billion dollars.

Linda holds a BA from Rice University.

He received a B.S. in Business Management Entrepreneurship from San Diego State University.

He received a B.S. in Marketing from San Diego State University

He received a B.A. in Economics and Digital Entrepreneurship from the University of Southern California

Brad holds four patents and three degrees: an MBA from San Diego State University, a B.S. Electrical Engineering and B.S. Mathematics from Southern Methodist University.  

She led multiple investments in software and technology infrastructure. Successful IPO investments included F5 Networks (FFIV) and VA Linux (LINUX). Prior to joining IDG Ventures, she was an Associate at BankAmerica Ventures. She has also served as a product manager in the Multimedia Publishing Group at Microsoft and spent four years as a consultant at Andersen Consulting.  Today she teaches Entrepreneurship at both SDSU and UCSD, sits on various non-profit boards and holds multiple leadership positions including the National Charity League.

Kim holds a B.S in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. 

Andy Ballester is a co-founder of GoFundMe, the world’s largest online fundraising platform, and a technology mentor and advisor.

Prior to GoFundMe, Andy served in senior management and founder positions at several companies, including Create a Fund and California Product Shop.

He also volunteers as a Mentor with the EvoNexus incubator, Techstars Anywhere Accelerator, and Ad Astra incubator where he helps multiple startups and their founders navigate product development. 

Andy holds a B.A. in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Her work includes substantial privacy and security counseling, helping her clients adopt cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning programs. Gail has worked in-house in B2B software and B2C tech companies and presently operates her solo legal consultancy practice, which has been active for 10+ years serving clients such as Netflix, LinkedIn, and Yahoo. Additionally, she has served as an independent Director of Lawyers’ Mutual Insurance Company (LMIC) for 6+ years.

Gail received her B.A. in Economics and Political Science and J.D. from Stanford University.

Linda previously served as the Chief Financial Officer at Visualase, Inc., which was acquired by Medtronic in July of 2014.

Her board of directors experience includes Lasergen, Inc. and Lumedyne Technologies. Much of her career has been transaction-oriented – M&A, business development, supply chain – and includes transactions ranging from under one million to over one billion dollars.

Linda holds a BA from Rice University.

He received a B.S. in Marketing from San Diego State University

He received a B.A. in Economics and Digital Entrepreneurship from the University of Southern California