George W. Gilman

Mr. George Gilman has been licensed as an Attorney since 1967 and a Certified Public Accountant since 1968. Mr. Gilman has served as the CEO, President and as a Director of Commerce Securities Corporation, an NASD member firm, since 1982. He practiced law with the law firm of George Gilman, P.C. from 1986 to 1998, and since 1998, has practiced with the law firm of Gilman and Gilman, P.C. Mr. Gilman serves on the Board of KMG Chemicals Inc.(KMGB – NASD), and is the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Gilman is a significant shareholder of Fairway Medical Technologies Inc. and is a member of the Advisory Board of Directors.

Tom Kraft, Ph.D.

Dr. Kraft is the Director of Client Services for the Houston Technology Center. Dr. Kraft founded several companies, one of which developed and commercialized medical and clinical devices in microbiology, immunology, hematology and clinical chemistry. This covered a period of four decades and is reflected in numerous commercial successes and 19 patents. At the Houston Technology Center, Dr. Kraft plays a lead role in accelerating technology start ups, principally in biosciences and bioengineering, as well as in space and other base technologies. He completed a doctoral program at Rice University in electrical engineering and math.

Fred C. Leonard III

Mr. Leonard is currently President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Valves Incorporated of Texas. Mr. Leonard has 40 years of experience in his field.

Andrew A. Nat, M.B.A.

Mr. Nat is the Executive Director of the Texas Life Science Center. He was previously a principal and chief financial officer at Vesalius Ventures. Mr. Nat has over 25 years executive experience in finance, corporate strategy, business development and operations in companies ranging in size from startups to Fortune 50 companies. He holds a B.A. from Columbia University and an M.B.A. from Yale University.

John Warren, J.D.

John Warren is the Associate Vice Chancellor and Executive Director of the Center for Industrial Partnerships and Associate General Counsel for Research and Intellectual Property Management at the University of Houston. John has been practicing Intellectual Property and Government Contract Law for over twenty years and has been admitted to the highest courts in Texas, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Florida, England and Wales as well as to numerous federal courts and the United States Court of Federal Claims. John is a graduate of Seton Hall University and obtained a Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law. He has authored articles on government contracting and intellectual property and frequently speaks on both subjects as well as international law. He has taught many legal subjects at the undergraduate, graduate, and law school levels.