Investment Panelists' Biographies

Alexei Andreev, Ph.D Executive Vice President/Managing Director Harris & Harris Group Inc.

Prior to joining Harris & Harris Group, Mr. Andreev was an associate with Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a venture capital firm, where he was exclusively focused on nanotechnology and material science investment opportunities. While at DFJ, he played an integral role in sourcing and funding of Solicore, D-Wave Systems, Intematix and EoPlex, where he served as an active Board Director or Observer. Previously, he worked for TLcom Capital Partners, a London-based venture capital fund backed by Morgan Stanley. Prior to that, he was employed by Renaissance Capital Group/Sputnik Funds, a venture capital fund in Moscow, Russia. Before he started his business career, Mr. Andreev was a researcher at the Centre of Nanotechnology, ISAN (RAS), in Troitsk, Russia where he was focused on optical and electrical properties of Quantum Dot heterostructures in strong magnetic fields. Mr. Andreev received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Theoretical Physics of Moscow Steel and Alloys Institute led by Alexei A. Abrikosov (recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2003), where he was a recipient of the Scholorship for Outstanding Young Scientists of Russian Academia of Sciences, the Scholarship from the International Center of Fundamental Physics and Soros Scientific Foundation. Mr. Andreev also received a B.S. with honors in Engineering/Material Sciences from Moscow Steel and Alloys Institute and with an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is a director of the American Business Association of Russian Expatriates.

Annette Finsterbusch Director Applied Ventures, LLC

Annette Finsterbusch is a director for Applied Ventures in the Corporate Business Development group of Applied Materials since 2004, responsible for identifying, recommending and managing venture capital investments. She is also a Kauffman Fellow.

Prior to joining Applied Materials, Ms. Finsterbusch was the CEO at MindShadow.com, a technology spin-out of DaimlerChrysler's Research and Technology Center. Prior to that position, Ms. Finsterbusch was an investment manager for DaimlerChrysler Venture Capital since 2001, responsible for enterprise software investments. Ms. Finsterbusch also had previously worked for Applied Materials, leading its business development efforts in Russia, Belarus and Armenia from 1996 through 2000, chartering the company's first office in Moscow.

Ms. Finsterbusch's philanthropic directorships include seats on both the Board of Directors for the Junior League of San Jose and the Exception Women Executives of San Jose State University.

Ms. Finsterbusch received a Bachelor of Science in economics and geology from the University of Houston and a Master's in Business Administration in Strategy and Finance from San Jose State University, where she was honored with the Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award in 2004.

Ricardo Angel Senior Vice President GE Energy Financial Services

Ricardo Angel is a Senior Vice President who leads GE Energy Financial Services' West Coast venture capital investment origination. GE Energy Financial Services, GE's energy investing unit, makes $50 million in energy- and water-related venture capital investments annually.

Based in San Francisco, Mr. Angel joined GE Energy Financial Services from ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures, where he originated and executed Energy and Cleantech venture capital investments. He previously worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and as a technology consultant with CNA Corporation. He holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School and Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees in Engineering from the University of Illinois.

Neal Dikeman Partner Jane Capital Partners

Neal is a Founding Partner of Jane Capital Partners. Formerly, Neal was a Director of Business Development at Globalgate, an e-commerce holding company, and an Associate at Doyle & Boissiere LLC, a private equity firm backed by CalPers. Neal has extensive experience with distressed and special situation transactions and financings. He has been involved in the acquisition and oversight of several businesses in the technology, aerospace, semiconductor, and manufacturing sectors. Neal began his career with the energy group of Bankers Trust, working on M&A, financing, and distressed situations in the oil & gas and energy service sectors. He holds a B.A from Texas A&M. Neal serves on the boards of Carbonflow, Inc. and Waiterpad POS Systems.

Abe Yokell Senior Associate Rockport Capital Partners

Abe Yokell is a Senior Associate at RockPort Capital Partners.

Mr. Yokell rejoined the RockPort team in February 2004 after a summer internship and has helped to establish RockPort’s Menlo Park office, where he is based. He is actively engaged in all aspects of RockPort’s diligence process including research, financial and technical analysis, intellectual property evaluation, and structuring. Mr. Yokell is also a member of the Screening Committee and assists in portfolio company monitoring activities which include work with ISE Corporation, Hycrete, Inc., and HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc., among others.

Prior to joining RockPort, Mr. Yokell worked as an Analyst at Analysis Group, Inc., an economic and management consultancy where his activities included designing and implementing transfer pricing and valuation analyses used for corporate planning purposes, regulatory compliance, and litigation support. Mr. Yokell was also a Business Development intern at a venture-backed biotechnology company working to commercialize advanced aptamer-based diagnostic arrays.

Mr. Yokell graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where he studied Economics, Chemistry, and Biology.

Nancy Pfund Managing Partner DBL Investors

Nancy is a Managing Partner of DBL Investors. In addition to clean tech and general technology investing, her areas of investment interest include educational and environmental technology and the links between community development and venture capital. Previously, Ms. Pfund was a Managing Director at JPMorgan. Ms. Pfund joined JPMorgan in 1985 as a securities analyst and later joined its venture capital department as Principal in 1989. In addition to her private equity responsibilities, Ms. Pfund previously directed JPMorgan's external affairs and philanthropic programs. She has sponsored numerous private equity investments while at JPMorgan, such as Molecular Dynamics, Promega, InfoSpace, and Odwalla, and currently serves on the boards of directors of Elephant Pharmacy, SolarCity, SERA Learning Technologies and VisionRx.

In 1988, Ms. Pfund was appointed by President Bush as a charter member of the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology. In 1999, Ms. Pfund was appointed by President Clinton to serve on the Congressional Web-Based Education Commission, which issued its report in the winter of 2000. She is also a member of the advisory board for the Yale University School of Management International Center for Finance. Prior to joining JPMorgan, Ms. Pfund worked at Intel Corporation, Stanford University, and the Sierra Club. Ms. Pfund received her B.A. and M.A. in Anthropology from Stanford University, and her M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management.

Randy Lewis Partner Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

John Randall (Randy) Lewis is a partner in the San Francisco office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Randy has extensive experience in many areas of corporate and securities law, including public offerings, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital and private equity financings. With a particular concentration in the clean technology and renewable energy field, his practice focuses on the corporate representation of technology and other growth companies, ranging from start-ups to large public corporations.

Randy began his career in the firm's Palo Alto, California, office. In addition to his tenure at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, he also had served as assistant general counsel and director of business development of CarsDirect.com. Prior to attending law school, Randy worked at GE Capital and Wells Fargo Bank.

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