Nick is the Chairman & CEO of Aesop Industries Inc.

He spent 9 years in nonprofit community development, 3x startup founder, and 10 years leading this human and economic performance movement. He holds active roles across all of the companies.

Nick Smoot

Jenn is the SVP of Programming of Innovation Collective.

She spent 8 years in rural economic development and finance, 3 years as a city manager, and 2 years designing and implementing programming for clients we serve.

Jenn Farwell

Amish is a General Partner and the Partnership Director of ReAlign Ventures.

He spent 8 years leading hardware projects at Microsoft, 6 years bringing hardware startups to market that raised $210 million, and two years internally designing the innovation process for a $23 billion company.

Amish Patel

Chelsie is a General Partner and the Fellows Director of ReAlign Ventures.

She spent 10 years in supply chain and logistics in retail. After her time in large corporate world, Chelsie founded, scaled, and sold a delivery startup.

Chelsie Lee Drazan

Amanda is a General Partner and the CFO for ReAlign Ventures.

She spent 18 years in finance roles across venture capital, venture backed startups, and real estate development. Amanda has managed 7 venture funds.

Amanda Giannini

Angelo is the Co-Founder and Product Lead of Build Cities.

He spent 4 years in the Army and 4 years building startups. His tech career has given him Y Combinator and TechStars experience with one exit.

Angelo Alessio

Ronald is the Co-Founder and Technical Lead of Build Cities.

He spent 11 years as a technical lead. He has founded 3 startups and his technical products are used by the government of Nigeria to manage transportation infrastructure.

Ronald Maduka

Jared is the CFO of Aesop Industries and a General Partner of IC ReBuild.

He spent 10 years in commercial real estate operations and finance. Jared was Director of Operations for 12 offices and 150 professionals nationwide.

Jared Wolff

Rob is a General Partner of IC ReBuild.

He spent 35 years in commercial real estate, management, and development. In his career he has managed over 100 million sq ft and 933 units.

Rob Cord

Susan is member of the board of directors of Aesop Industries Inc.

She spent 20 years in the consumer electronics space. During this time, she was the ceo of Beats by Dre and created the fastest growing consumer electronics brand of all time.

Susan Paley

Gary is a member of the Board of Directors of Aesop Industries Inc.

He spent his whole career as a future of work leader. Gary is a best selling author and speaker on the topic and is the acting chair of the future of work at Singularity University. He has contributed to innovation projects for Google, Intel, and United Nations.

Gary Bolles

Brad is a member of the Board of Directors of Aesop Industries Inc.

He spent 42 years in finance, is a co-founder of a regional bank, and actively serves various community foundations including the endowment for a community college.

Brad Dugdale