The Non-Scientific Advisory Group consists of nationally
recognized experts who bring unique knowledge and skills in areas ranging from
technology to business, which complement the knowledge and skills of the formal
board members in order to more effectively govern the Michigan Nanotechnology
Institute for Medicine and Biological Sciences.
MNIMBS
Non-Scientific Advisory Group Members:
Jim
Adox, MS, MBA, Managing Director, Venture Investors
Mr. Adox is Managing Director of VentureInvestors, LLC and heads
up their Ann Arbor, Michigan office. His
expertise is in venture capital and medical devices. He leverages his
technical, operational and venture capital background by focusing on investment
prospects in hardware, software, communications and medical devices. Mr. Adox
has extensive operating experience both domestically and internationally, in
marketing, engineering, business development and operations. He currently
serves on the Boards of Directors of Incept BioSystems, Tissue Regeneration Systems
and the Frankel Commercialization Fund, a pre-seed investment fund at the
University of Michigan. Mr. Adox earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, an
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA with High Distinction, all from the
University of Michigan.
Lindsay
Aspegren, MBA, Partner North Coast Ventures
Mr. Aspegren’s expertise is in new business development. Lindsay
Aspegren is a co-founder and general partner of North Coast Technology
Investors, LP, a venture capital firm which was founded in 1999 with $135
million in capital under management. Mr. Aspegren is a founder and active
investor in early stage companies including Virtela Technology Services, Inc.,
Gema Diagnostics, Inc. and Fulcrum Composites, Inc., among others. He is also a
member of the Investment Review Boards of the Frankel Commercialization Fund,
Michigan State Pre-Seed Fund and the Michigan Pre-Seed Fund. Mr. Aspegren is a
graduate of Yale University and the London School of Economics where he earned
a BA in Economic History. He received his MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Hamilton Chang, MBA
Mr. Chang’s expertise is in asset management/investment placement for a
diverse group of clients. A Finance professional for 20 years, Hamilton Chang
has built a reputation of sound, independent, and pragmatic advice. Over these
past two decades, Hamilton Chang has led groups specializing in risk management
for Fortune 100 type companies, investment banking for not-for-profit/municipal
entities, structured/derivative products, and tax-exempt bond trading. He has
personally advised on billions of dollars of financings and structures and also
personally risk managed billions of dollars for large institutions. His clients
have ranged from some of the largest companies across the globe, to established
not-for profits in communities across the nation, to entrepreneurs developing
fledgling projects across the spectrum (from bio-methane to waterparks).