EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM
Meet our diverse team of partners,
executives and advisors that lead Pier 70.
executives and advisors that lead Pier 70.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM
Meet our diverse team of partners,
executives and advisors that lead Pier 70.
executives and advisors that lead Pier 70.
VENTURE PARTNERS AND ADVISORS
LELAND MELVIN
Venture Partner
Former NASA astronaut. Aerospace materials science research engineer. Co-chaired the White House National Science and Technology Council's Committee on STEM Education, Chaired the International Space Education Board.
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Former NASA astronaut. Aerospace materials science research engineer. Co-chaired the White House National Science and Technology Council's Committee on STEM Education, Chaired the International Space Education Board.
JENN BENNETT
Venture Advisor
Technical Director, Office of CTO, Google Cloud, Enterprise Digital Transformation, Advanced Manufacturing, ESG
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Technical Director, Office of CTO, Google Cloud, Enterprise Digital Transformation, Advanced Manufacturing, ESG
RORY COOPER, PH.D.
Venture Advisor
Distinguished Professor, Dept of Rehabilitation, Science and Technology, Professor of Bioengineering, Physical Med & Technology, University of Pittsburg
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Distinguished Professor, Dept of Rehabilitation, Science and Technology, Professor of Bioengineering, Physical Med & Technology, University of Pittsburg
FREDERICK W. GRIMM
Venture Advisor Chairman Triad Development, Real Estate Developer, Angel Investor
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JULIE HILL
Venture Advisor
Director – Anthem, Director – Lord Abbett Family of Funds, Director- UNYQ, Chair – Board of Trustees, University of California, Irvine
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Director – Anthem, Director – Lord Abbett Family of Funds, Director- UNYQ, Chair – Board of Trustees, University of California, Irvine
PHILIP S. PAUL J.D.
Venture Advisor
Chairman Emeritus, Paul Capital Partners, Founder & Former Managing Director, Hillman Capital Partners, Founding investor in Kleiner Perkins, US Venture Partners, and NEA (New Enterprise Associates)
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Chairman Emeritus, Paul Capital Partners, Founder & Former Managing Director, Hillman Capital Partners, Founding investor in Kleiner Perkins, US Venture Partners, and NEA (New Enterprise Associates)
DIVERSITY IS A POWERFUL
PROFIT ENGINE
“Fortune 1000 companies in the top quartile of ethnic diversity among their senior management outperformed their peers in EBITDA margin by 35%.”
– McKinsey & Company 2017 Study “Delivering Through Diversity”
We’re capitalizing on this reality.