SAN DIEGO, Aug. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- EvoNexus,
Southern California's leading
technology incubator, elected new Directors from seven Public
Companies and one EvoNexus incubator graduate: Cubic Corporation,
Franklin Templeton Investments, Union Bank, ANSYS, Torrey Pines
Bank, InterDigital, Symantec, and INBRACE to the EvoNexus Board of
Directors, further strengthening the incubator's corporate
partnerships.
"The eight new EvoNexus Directors elected today support the
EvoNexus startups with essential elements that accelerate their
path to growth and outcomes. Our corporate partner companies
provide unprecedented benefits to the region's most promising
emerging companies and in turn our startups provide early access to
new technologies and services to our corporate partners," said
EvoNexus CEO and Co-Founder, Rory
Moore.
VADM David Buss, President, Cubic Global Defense, Cubic
Corporation (NYSE: CUB) was elected to the EvoNexus Board of
Directors. David Buss is responsible
for executing the strategy for Cubic's defense business, which is
focused on rapidly integrating innovative technologies into defense
training systems and services to provide customers with means to
ensure the operational readiness of U.S. military and partner
nation security forces. VADM Buss, a US Naval
Academy graduate and aviator, joined Cubic in 2015 after
over 38 years of service in the U.S. Navy.
James Cross, Vice President
& Portfolio Manager, Franklin Templeton Investments (NYSE:
BEN) was elected to the EvoNexus Board of Directors. Franklin Templeton is one of the world's largest
asset management companies with over $753.2
billion assets under management. James Cross, a 20 year
veteran of Franklin Templeton, is a
Vice President, Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager within the
Franklin Equity Group and Franklin Technology Fund where he leads
the industrial sectors team and all venture investment
activities.
Adam Trenkle, Area Sales Vice
President, North America West, ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS) was elected
to the EvoNexus Board of Directors. ANSYS is the global leader in
engineering simulation software and helps the world's most
innovative companies deliver radically better products to their
customers. Adam Trenkle has been
with ANSYS for 11 years and is responsible for over 10% of the
company's global revenue.
Henry Tirri, CTO,
InterDigital (NASDAQ: IDCC) was elected to the EvoNexus Board of
Directors. Advanced solutions from InterDigital support the
development of more efficient wireless networks and new mobile
broadband capabilities for billions of consumers globally. Dr.
Tirri is InterDigital's Chief Technology Officer. In this role, he
is responsible for leading strategy for advancing the company's
technological roadmaps. Tirri works closely with other executives
to partner with internal R&D efforts, external investments and
corporate development in executing the company's technology vision.
Dr. Tirri is also the former CTO of Nokia and CTO of Harman.
Ajay Nigam, Senior Vice
President, Product & Technology, ID Analytics, a Symantec
company (NASDAQ: SYMC) Ajay Nigam is
the SVP, Product & Technology for ID Analytics. Symantec is a
global leader in next-generation cyber security. Mr. Nigam is
responsible for leading the strategy and roadmap to bring new
products to market.
John Pham DDS, Co-Founder and CEO, INBRACE (Swift Health
Systems) was elected to the EvoNexus Board of Directors. INBRACE is
a novel invisible orthodontic solution that straightens teeth 50%
faster and with half of the pain than other solutions in the
current market. Dr. Pham, a UCLA
and USC grad of Dentistry and
Orthodontics, is the Co-Founder and CEO of INBRACE, a July 2018 graduate of the EvoNexus incubator.
Over the course of 24 months, John
Pham and the INBRACE team closed on $26M in venture funding, onboarded over 300
orthodontists and grew from five to over sixty employees before
moving out of the incubator and into their Irvine Company office
and manufacturing space.
Bruce Breslau, Managing Director and Market Manager,
Union Bank (NYSE: MUFG) was elected to the EvoNexus Board of
Directors. Bruce Breslau first joined Union Bank in 1993 and
currently serves as Managing Director and Market Manager where he
oversees two divisions within the Business Banking finances firms:
revenue between $20MM- $100MM and Middle Market $100MM in revenue
and greater. Union Bank provides a plethora of banking
services to many of the region's most important technology
companies.
Chris Grassa, SVP Regional
Manager, Torrey Pines Bank (NYSE: WAL) was elected to the
EvoNexus Board of Directors. Chris
Grassa serves as SVP, Regional Manager for Torrey Pines
Bank, a division of Western Alliance Bank, Member FDIC. Mr. Grassa
is a founding officer of the organization with more than 20 years
of industry experience and is a San
Diego native and SDSU graduate. As such, he is especially
devoted to growing the early stage innovation economy in the
region.
About EvoNexus
EvoNexus is Southern California's
leading startup technology incubator and hub for the startup
community with locations in San
Diego and Irvine. We
empower motivated entrepreneurs to turn their transformative ideas
into fundable, commercially-viable companies. EvoNexus portfolio
companies have raised over $1.5B in
funding and outcomes from over 170 venture capital firms and 23
startups have been acquired. EvoNexus is supported with office
space in the vibrant workplace communities of California's leading real estate
developer, Irvine Company, and financially by global
technology and life science corporations.
EvoNexus is seeking startups NOW for its Irvine, CA incubator. Apply by September 14th, 2018.
Apply: https://evonexus.org/apply/
Why EvoNexus?: https://evonexus.org/why-evonexus/
Media Contact:
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