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H4D (Hacking For Defense) is a university course that was piloted at Stanford University in 2016. The course is focused on engaging university students in programs that allow them to develop solutions to emerging threats to the United States. It is a program of the National Security Innovation Network (NSINNSIN), powered by BMNT, Inc. and the Common Mission Project.

Joe Getsy is a researcher at New Age MeatsNew Age Meats and has expertise in researching the gut microbiome, genome engineering, and regenerative medicine. Prior to joining New Age Meats, Getsy was a researcher at Stanford University and also trained in the Church Lab at Harvard Medical School.

Max is a food futurist and animal ethicist. At the Institute for the Future, he researches the levers that can catalyze systems-level change and create a more healthy, humane, and sustainable future of food. Max has worked with global food companies like Campbell’s Soup and Barilla, foundations like the Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationBill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and leading technology companies like Google. Max is also a fellow at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, an international think-tank in Oxford, England that pioneers ethical perspectives on animals.

The United States Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is a Washington, D.C.-based government unit that conducts research on applications for the Department of the Navy and the Department of Defense (DOD).The organization has directorates to focus on specific areas of research. Its directorates include executive directorate (a team of the NRL's Commanding Officer and Director of Research), business operations, systems, materials sciencematerials science and component technology, ocean and atmospheric science, and the naval center for space technology.

Mack is affiliated with alternative proteins researchproteins research company Clean Research.

Greg has a Ph.D in Food Science and Technology, and a B.Sc in Microbiology and ImmunologyImmunology, both from Dalhousie University. Due to his research and work experience, Dr. Potter is a capable bioprocess and fermentation scientist, analytical chemist and microbiologist.

Pet business Insurance is the a pet business insurance agency in the US. Pet business insurance is a specialized type of insurance for dog groomers, pet groomers, pet boarding locations, dog kennels, dog daycaresdog daycares, grooming shops, pet food manufactures and any other type of insurance in the pet business industry. There are many types of specialized insurance that are specifically made for pet business owners, such off premises property insurance for mobile pet grooming tools. Animal bailee coverage is a type of property insurance but includes pets and will cover situations where a pet get injured or dies in the care of pet business owner.

Natalie Rubio earned her B.S. Chemical & Biological Engineering degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2015. During her undergraduate career, she worked with the non-profit organization New Harvest and the food biotechnology company Perfect Day Foods. After graduation, Natalie worked for laboratory management software company Quartzy in Palo Alto, CaliforniaPalo Alto, California for a year before starting graduate school with a New Harvest Cultured Tissue Fellowship at Tufts University in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, co-advised by Dr. David Kaplan and Dr. Barry Trimmer. She is currently in the 3rd year of her PhD program and her research interests are focused on tissue engineering for both nutrition and soft robotics applications.

After having studied Bio-engineering Sciences at Ghent University (1992-1997), Frédéric Leroy (°1974) obtained a PhD in Applied Biological Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 2002, where he continued his academic career at the research group of Industrial Microbiology and Food Biotechnology (IMDO) as a post-doctoral fellow of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO). Since 2008, he holds a professorship in the field of food sciencefood science and (bio)technology.

Improvisational theatre, often called improvisation or improv, is the form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted: created spontaneously by the performers. In its purest form, the dialogue, action, story, and characters are created collaboratively by the players as the improvisation unfolds in present time, without use of an already prepared, written script. Improvisational theatre exists in performance as a range of styles of improvisational comedy as well as some non-comedic theatrical performances. It is sometimes used in film and television, both to develop characters and scripts and occasionally as part of the final product. Improvisational techniques are often used extensively in drama programs to train actors for stage, film, and television and can be an important part of the rehearsal process. However, the skills and processes of improvisation are also used outside the context of performing arts. This practice, known as applied improvisation, is used in classrooms as an educational tool and in businesses as a way to develop communication skills, creative problem solving, and supportive team-work abilities that are used by improvisational, ensemble players. It is sometimes used in psychotherapy as a tool to gain insight into a person's thoughts, feelings, and relationships.

In 1996 at the age of 19, Burfield cofounded netDecide, a provider of enterprise wealth management software. He served first as Executive Vice President and then as Chief Strategy Officer. He left the when it was acquired by Informa Financial Information in 2004. Burfield cofounded consulting firm Synteractive in 2003. It partnered with SmartronixSmartronix in 2010, and was listed as #64 on the 2010 Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies in America In 2012 he joined the Startup America Initiative to lead Startup DC. He worked with entrepreneurs, angel investors, and community leaders in the region on programs to increase startup activity in the Washington metropolitan area.

On March 3, 2014 nextdoor announced raising $110 million in series D funding from Redpoint (lead investor), Insight Partners (lead investor), Valor Capital Group, Tiger Global Management, The Perkins Fund, Slow Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Meritech Capital PartnersMeritech Capital Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Insight Partners, and Greylock Partners. At the time of announcing their series D funding round Nextdoor had a pre-money valuation of $1.11 billion.

Burfield attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, a Virginia state-chartered magnet school in Fairfax County, VirginiaFairfax County, Virginia. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in philosophy, politics and economics from St. Catherine’s College at the University of Oxford (2002-2005).

On July 24, 2012 Nextdoor announced raising $18.6 million in series A funding from BenchmarkBenchmark (lead investor), Slow Ventures, Shasta Ventures, SV Angel, Pinnacle Ventures, Greylock Partners, and Allen & Company LLC.