Richard Li,
Board Member
As Chairman & CEO of Pacific Century Group,
Richard has emerged as one the most important and influential
technology investors in the world today. Called the "cybermessiah of
Asia" by the Economist, Richard recently made headlines again with
his stunning acquisition of the $30 billion giant Cable &
Wireless HKT. He holds an 8% stake in WebMind through an investment
subsidiary of Cyberworks.
Danny Hillis, Strategic Advisor
Considered the father
of parallel computing, Danny Hillis is considered one the foremost
technology visionaries, particularly in the realm of AI. Danny was
founder and Chief Scientist of Thinking Machines, the preeminent AI
and high-end computer company of the 1980's which was eventually
merged into Sun Microsystems and Oracle. After Thinking Machines,
Danny became a Disney Fellow within Walt Disney Imagineering before
leaving recently to pursue another start-up venture.
John Evans, Strategic Advisor
John is a 30-year veteran
of traditional media. His positions have included Executive Vice
President of Development for Rupert Murdock's News Corporation and
Publisher of the Village Voice. He has spent the last ten years
acting as a consultant for media and software design for many
executives including Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg of
DreamWorks.
Michael Lissack, Director
Dr. Lissack, a world-renowned
expert in complexity, has acted as an investor and strategic advisor
to numerous Internet startups including Tripod. Prior to his current
career as a professor, author, and lecturer, Mike was a Managing
Director at Smith Barney where he was the youngest person ever to be
given the MD title. He was recently named by Worth Magazine as one
of Wall Street's 25 Smartest Players' of the century.
Russell N. Palleson, Director
Russell Palleson is a
partner and principal investor with Vision Capital Partners, L.L.C.,
a venture capital and merchant banking investment partnership based
in Chicago, Illinois. Vision Capital was WebMind's initial venture
capital investor and Russ holds a Board seat appointed exclusively
by Vision. Mr. Palleson has been instrumental in creating and
financing several successful start-up ventures in multiple domains.
He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Iowa.
Inside Directors
Ben Goertzel, Mark Golan, Lisa Pazer,
Andy Siciliano, and Ken Silverman.