Our Inventors

Our Inventors

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.

  • 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 is a founder and chief technology officer of Intellectual Ventures. Mr. Jung co-founded Intellectual Ventures after leaving Microsoft Corporation, where he was chief architect and advisor to executive staff.

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  • Casey Tegreene

    VP and Chief Patent Counsel

    Casey Tegreene is 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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  • Alexander J. Cohen

    Senior Analyst

    Alexander J. Cohen is a senior analyst at Quantum Intellectual Property Services, where he focuses on software patent analysis, portfolio analysis, and management for clients.

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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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  • John S. Foster, Jr.

    Chairman of the Board of GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems

    Dr. John S. Foster, Jr. is Chairman of the Board of GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems, member of the board of Wackenhut Services, Inc., and consultant to Northrop Grumman Corp., Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Titan Corp., Ninesigma, Technology Strategies & Alliances, and Defense Group Inc.

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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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  • Roderick Hyde

    Senior Scientist and Inventor

    Dr. Roderick Hyde recently joined Intellectual Ventures as a senior scientist and inventor. Previously, he spent 32 years as a senior physicist at University of California’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

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