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 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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