Matthew’s career has straddled industry and academia. He is Executive Chairman of NatureEye, MyOme, Marble Therapeutics and Natera (NTRA), which is a world leader in genetic diagnostics. He serves as a director, advisor or angel investor to multiple tech companies and nonprofits involved in biotech, machine learning, health services and nature conservation. He has been a consulting professor in Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford and visiting faculty in Genetics at Harvard. Companies he founded have won two World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer Awards, granted annually to 20 worldwide, and three Edison Awards. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications and patents, from IEEE Transactions to the top reproductive and oncology journals, SCIENCE and the cover of Nature. He received the Scott Helt Memorial award from IEEE for work in signal processing and navigation. Matthew studied Electrical Engineering and Physics at Stanford, receiving the Levin and Terman awards, the top academic awards from each department, and a graduate fellowship to the School of Engineering where he completed a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering.
Animal alter ego:
ELEPHANT: Kind and sturdy energy; elephants do not yield and they take care of the next generation.
Jonathan brings his entrepreneurial experience and customer focus to NatureEye as interim CEO.
He began his career as a professional actor, writer, and director for the BBC, ITV, and the Royal Shakespeare Company, among others. He has worked on numerous film and theater projects as a scriptwriter and production director and brings visualization, storytelling, and organizational expertise to this project.
Jonathan is an experienced educator, having been an award-winning teacher and head of department for a number of prestigious UK schools and institutions.
Jonathan is a serial founder in both B2C and B2B markets. In the consumer segment, he founded numerous restaurants, cafes, and the multi-award-winning Bandit Street Food Ltd. In the B2B segment, he co-founded X-trinsix, a specialist consultancy firm with a focus on the Ariba and SAP world market. Transitioning out of his acting career, Jonathan was the Senior Business Development Manager for Lloyd’s List Training, part of the Informa Group, a multi-billion pound publishing and business intelligence group based in London.
Animal alter ego
MEERKAT: Fun, playful, and endlessly inventive; a meerkat’s most important role is ensuring his tribe thrive, grow, and succeed.
Jonathan is co-founder and board member of Natera and an experienced entrepreneur with a record of technology innovation and operational leadership. Prior to Natera, Jonathan co-founded PocketThis, a leading-edge mobile technology provider. As a graduate student at MIT, he focused on large scale personalization, helping develop one of the first personalized news services at the MIT Media Lab. He was an early member of Firefly which was acquired by Microsoft to become Microsoft’s global identity service. Jonathan is an advisor and board member to a number of biotech and technology startups. He holds M.Eng. and B.S. degrees from MIT and patents in internet technology. Jonathan is an avid maker and built his first drone from scratch with his two kids.
Animal alter ego
GIRAFFE: A little perspective goes a long way.
Gary is an entrepreneur, thought leader, and senior executive with expertise guiding organizations to industry-leading market positions and revenue growth. With his strong technical credentials and strengths in executive management, strategic and product planning, team leadership, finance, and operations, Gary has launched pivotal new product offerings and intrapreneurial ventures. His experience spans leadership roles with Microsoft, RealNetworks, and Hutchison Whampoa, as well as startup firms, transforming bold new product visions into sustainable revenue performance and commercially-successful market positions. Prior to joining NatureEye, Gary was the CEO and co-founder of a global mobile services company, Syntonic Limited, focused on providing mCommerce services to the world’s leading content providers and mobile carriers. Gary received his PhD in High Energy Particle Physics and his Masters in Physics at the University of California, San Diego, and participated as a visiting scholar at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
Animal alter ego
DOLPHIN: Smart, agile, playful with a sense of mission and purpose.
Michelle is a marketing and growth leader with nearly 20 years of experience building consumer brands. As a fractional CMO and marketing consultant, she has helped businesses develop branding and messaging, expand their digital presence, and drive growth through paid and organic channels. Michelle has a strong interest in the environment, and previously ran marketing at Currant, a smart home company that helps consumers reduce their energy usage and environmental impact. She built her marketing expertise at consumer brands including Willow Innovations, Funny Or Die, and Jawbone. A quantitative marketer at heart, Michelle started her career as an accountant. She holds an MBA degree from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and a B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Outside of work, Michelle spends her time volunteering for local organizations including the San Mateo Resource Conservation District, and hiking and exploring with her two young girls.
Animal alter ego
CHEETAH: Persistent, empathetic, adaptable, and likes to move fast.
Bill is a company builder. He is a four-time CEO and software executive with over 30 years of experience at the intersection of technology, media, and data analytics. His focus has been building and leading cohesive high-performance teams that scale and successfully launch disruptive software technologies, creating new hyper-growth markets. Along the way, he has been fortunate to have experienced four successful liquidity events. Bill also works closely with several start-ups helping them incubate and launch innovative products in their respective markets.
Animal alter ego:
DOLPHIN: socially-skilled, intelligent, and agile.
As a tech visionary with more than 15 years of experience building software for the betterment of the world, Hai has held various positions from a tech lead at start-ups to a Director of Research and Development at DJI. At DJI, he revolutionized flying cameras into aerial robots by inventing and creating a suite of drone SDKs. Hai was responsible for product management and company strategy for the North American market, including designing the roadmap, guiding market expansion, overseeing research and development activities, budgeting, and partnering with other companies to improve technology and design processes. Clients that he has helped integrate drone solutions include Google, Tesla, Microsoft, FedEx, Shell, and the US Government.
Animal alter ego
TURTLE: The wise old adage that “slow and steady wins the race” is an encouraging reminder of the importance of being mindful and taking one’s time in order to achieve success in life. I have taken this invaluable advice to heart, which is why I am determined to take things slow, be observant, learn from my experiences, and remain patient as I take it one step at a time.
Matt is a seasoned Senior Software Engineer and an enthusiastic problem solver. Up or down the stack, from infrastructure to planning meetings, Matt calls on over 15 years of development experience to help deliver NatureEye’s vision of engaging conservation. With a B.S. in Pure Mathematics and an unquenchable desire for getting lost in the woods, you’ll find Matt either pondering the inner workings of the universe perched in a bus window or happily trying to relocate the trail in the backcountry of the Pacific Northwest.
Animal alter ego
MOUNTAIN GOAT: An indomitable will and a durable hide, is there really any better place than to be perched precariously on a mountain side enjoying the view?
Ori is passionate about programming, web development, and drone flight. He co- founded NatureEye to help address environmental challenges, promote awareness about conservation, and bring the wilderness to virtual travelers who would otherwise be unable to experience it. He is experienced with Python and Javascript web development, and specializes in front-end web development.
Animal alter ego
MONKEY: Curious, agile, innovative, and disruptive. Likes to look at things from a different angle. Upbeat attitude, gets along with others.
Omer is an adept full-stack web developer. He co-founded NatureEye to apply his software engineering skills and love of drones to an environmental cause, and to enable people to view nature from a different point of view. He is a back-end web engineer and has years of experience in the fields of web development, Python, algorithmic C++ programming, game development, and web design.
Animal alter ego
RACCOON: Curious, extremely adaptive, and a great problem solver.
Brad is a factotum of both brains and brawn. Over his eight-year career in the US Navy, he served as a certified weather forecaster, oceanographer, special operations drone pilot, and intelligence collections manager. After joining the Navy, Brad began a second career in law enforcement, working for over six years in three different agencies in urban, suburban, and rural environments across multiple states. His passion lies in drone technology and pushing the frontier of industry development.
Animal alter ego
HONEY BADGER: Thick-skinned, resourceful, and unwavering, the honey badger is ferocious on the frontier of survival—fearless in every pursuit.
Bao is a skilled technology professional with expertise in web development, blockchain, and AI. At Centinus, Bao plays a key role in developing advanced security solutions through drone technology and real-time video streaming. With a focus on object detection to identify potential crime and capture license plate details, Bao is dedicated to leveraging innovative technology to improve public safety. Known for a hands-on approach to complex systems, Bao combines technical knowledge and problem-solving skills to address modern security challenges.
Animal alter ego
SNAKE: Plans everything carefully and calmly, but acts fast and precisely.
I am an enthusiastic developer with a primary focus on web and mobile app development. My expertise lies in working with technologies such as ReactJS, React Native, NodeJs and Flutter. I am deeply passionate about creating exceptional products, and I take great pride in contributing to their perfection by paying meticulous attention to detail. The intersection of creativity and technology is where I thrive, as I believe it is the perfect blend for crafting innovative and user-friendly experiences. If I were not a developer, I often find myself daydreaming about becoming a film director. I also embrace minimalism as a guiding principle in various aspects of my life. I find beauty and clarity in simplicity, and I strive to apply this philosophy to my work, personal life, and surroundings.
Animal alter ego
CAT: Cats are known for their independence, grace, and curiosity. Like a cat, I have a self-reliant nature and take pride in my ability to handle tasks and challenges on my own.
Margot is an entrepreneur with more than fifteen years of experience in sustainability, cleantech, and business development. Before joining NatureEye, Margot was the founder and Director of Harvard Business School’s Israel Research Office, Director of the Maytiv Center at IDC Herzliya, Israel, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at GreenFuel Technologies, Program Manager at Harvard University’s Office of Sustainability, and a strategy consultant with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). She holds an MBA degree from Harvard Business School, an M.A. in Law from the University of Cambridge, and a B.A. degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. She is passionate about environmental causes and sustainability.
Animal alter ego
OCTOPUS: Resilient, inventive, adaptable, and can manage 8 tasks at a time, gracefully.
Aislan is the Vice President of Technology at Airspace Systems Inc. He is a self- taught polymath, entrepreneur and explorer. He has developed more than 50 engineering and software projects, and is a board member and advisor to a number of technology companies. Aislan has published several academic papers and holds multiple patents. He has worked with computers since the PC XT, spanning applications with micro-controlled boards running assembler codes, to the latest multi-core IoT sensors communicating in real-time with cloud servers and reporting AI generated analytics. He obtained an Electrical and Electronics Engineering degree and a Master’s in Microelectronics from University of São Paulo, Brazil, a Ph.D. in Pervasive Computing from Barcelona Supercomputing Center, and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley. He is an avid drummer, head-banger, and challenge-seeker.
Animal alter ego
ANT: Hard-working, strong and social. Very insignificant alone, however working as a team can beat predators and the hardest survival challenges.
Noah is co-founder and Vice President, Field Operations of Airspace Systems Inc. Airspace uses AI and advanced robotics to create fully automated solutions that deliver airspace security against unauthorized or malicious drones. Prior to co-founding Airspace, Noah spent two years as an Assistant Security Director at AlliedBarton Security Services, responsible for a 1 million square foot retail facility serving 560,000 people per month. His prior experience includes commercial drone design, maintenance, and flight operations. Noah is a lifelong aviation enthusiast, earning his pilot’s license at the age of 16, and having diverse unmanned aircraft experience in airplanes, helicopters, multi-copters, gliders, and rockets. He studied Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology at San Jose State University.
Animal alter ego
OWL: An animal of precision rather than brute force. Likes to observe from the shadows or up high, and carefully decide what to do. When acts, is swift and exacting.
John has worked in digital media and software product development for over 25 years. In that time, he’s become a recognized leader in video technology and contributed to media standards at the W3C, IETF, CTA, and elsewhere. At On2 Technologies, John managed the company’s VPx video codecs, which were used in Adobe Flash, Skype, Real Player, and Yahoo Messenger. After Google acquired On2, he managed HTML5 video APIs and playback experience in the Chrome browser and led the WebM Project for open video. He joined JW Player in 2014 and led several product teams there before taking over JW Platform and growing it into a market-leading SaaS video platform. In August 2023, he shifted his career focus to AI product development and joined Nuvalence as a product leader in their Public Sector business.
Animal alter ego
RAVEN: Curious, adaptable, empathetic, and a quick learner.
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