Jessica Alfoldi is Spectech's COO. In the past, she was a director at the Broad Institute, head of research partnerships at Color Genomics, and Vice President of R&D at Biobot Analytics. She received a PhD in Genomics from MIT. You can find her on Twitter or LinkedIn.

Ben Reinhardt started Speculative Technologies. In the past he has worked at NASA, Bay Area tech companies and VC firms, started a (failed) startup, and helped people start companies in Singapore. He received a PhD in Space Robotics from Cornell University. Find him on Twitter or LinkedIn.

Tim leads the Stimuli-responsive Manufacturing program. In the past, he has worked on biomimicry at IDEO and did materials R&D at Lululemon, among many other roles. You can find him on Twitter or LinkedIn.

Will leads the Tooling-free Manufacturing program. He received a PhD in Robotics from MIT, where he worked on autonomous systems and motion planning. He is also a co-founder of Tagup, an industrial AI company. You can find him on LinkedIn.

Eileen coordinates the Brains Program and provides operational support across the organization. In the past, she has been an environmental technician and ran a climate grants program. You can find her on LinkedIn.

Quentin led the Cell-Free Synthesis program. In the past, he worked at Calyxt on metabolite production and did a postdoc at the Earlham Institute. He has a PhD from Northwestern University, where he pushed the limits of cell-free protein synthesis. You can find him on Twitter or LinkedIn.

Michael led the Nanomodular Electronics program. He is also an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Georgia Tech where he works on nanoscale materials for electronics, photonics, and energy. He received a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University. You can find him on Twitter or LinkedIn.