Advisory Members
In alphabetical order by last name.
Matt Drown
Cybersecurity Expert
Matt is a master technologist across an exceedingly rich range of specialities including Internet infrastructure. At Cloudshield, a unit of SAIC, a go-to cybersecurity solutions provider for western government agencies, Matt held the position of Distinguished Engineer. He is an avid photographer and world traveler.
Andrew Himes
Andrew Himes is a consultant for Carbon Innovations, a social impact business consultancy focused on business-based solutions to climate change. After many years at Microsoft, Andrew founded Project Alchemy, an NGO focused on elevating the technology expertise and effectiveness of grassroots social justice advocates, and then founded the Voices Education Project, with the mission of using writing and literature to help a generation of students understand the human experience of war and violent conflict. He founded Charter for Compassion International, a global movement cities to practice compassion in every realm of community life and leadership
Kristina Jansen
Chief of Staff, World Business Academy
Kristy is a strategic and innovative leader with 18 years of progressive experience in entrepreneurial business management, utility scale solar development and emergency power deployment.
Matt Renner
Development and Strategic Partnerships Director at Clean Coalition
Matt Renner has been working as a nonprofit executive in clean energy, climate policy, and journalism for over a decade.
Tony Siress
Tech Entrepreneur & Business Development Maven
Former CEO of Mt. View Chamber of Commerce – the home of Google and many notable tech companies. Tony is an entrepreneurial and innovative executive with progressive experience offering visionary leadership and problem-solving for start-up, early-stage growth, and Fortune 500 companies History of identifying emerging market trends and driving profitable growth in highly competitive global markets. Expert in building and revitalizing teams, technologies, products, processes, and strategies to optimize results.
Key Evangelist for Sun’s JAVA