Intellectual Ventures’ goal is to assemble a world-class team to invent and invest in inventions. Our team is a very unique mix of scientists, technologists, business leaders, strategists, engineers, mathematicians, programmers, attorneys, IP experts, and support staff.
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Nathan Myhrvold
Founder, CEO
Nathan Myhrvold founded Intellectual Ventures after retiring from his position as chief strategist and chief technology officer of Microsoft Corporation.
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Edward Jung
Founder, Chief Technology Officer
Edward Jung founded Intellectual Ventures after leaving Microsoft Corporation, where he was chief architect and advisor to executive staff.
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Casey Tegreene
Executive Vice President and Chief Patent Counsel
Casey Tegreene is executive vice president and chief patent counsel at Intellectual Ventures where he focuses on a variety of projects relating to invention and innovation.
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Ken Caldeira
Staff Scientist, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Global Ecology
Ken Caldeira is a staff scientist at the Carnegie Institution, wherein his only job responsibility is “to make important scientific discoveries.”
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Bran Ferren
Co-Chairman, Applied Minds, Inc.
Bran Ferren is a designer and technologist working in entertainment, product development, engineering, architecture, and the sciences.
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W. Daniel Hillis
Co-Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, Applied Minds, Inc.
Danny Hillis is co-chairman and chief technology officer of Applied Minds, Inc.
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Leroy Hood
Co-Founder and Director, Institute for Systems Biology
Dr. Leroy Hood is recognized as one of the world’s leading scientists in molecular biotechnology and genomics, and was a major contributor to the Human Genome Project.
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Muriel Y. Ishikawa
Senior Scientist and Inventor
During her 18 years at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Dr. Muriel Y. Ishikawa was a project and program leader of new-concept technical innovative projects.
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Robert Langer
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert S. Langer is one of 14 Institute Professors (the highest honor awarded to a faculty member) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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John Latham
Emeritus Professor, University of Manchester, U.K.
John Latham’s principal current research interests are in the fields of cloud physics, atmospheric electricity, and global climate.
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