Conservation International Ventures

Robert Fisher is a UCLA Affiliate at the La Kretz Center for California Conservation and leads a conservation research program at the Western Ecological Research Center focused on southern California and the Pacific Island Nations. His work spans genetic relatedness, movement patterns, population dynamics, and biodiversity across taxa ranging from sea snakes and golden eagles to invertebrates, using tools such as genomics, satellite telemetry, and occupancy modeling. His research areas include landscape connectivity planning, biosecurity and invasive species, and wildlife trafficking, the last conducted in collaboration with UNODC and governments, and he has authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications.

Advisor specializing in communications who has helped startups raise over $455 million through speechwriting, pitch materials, and media relations across sectors including climate, AI, healthcare, fintech, and media.

Mark Lewis blends hands-on soil stewardship at Lewis Family Farm with specialist VC sourcing tech-enabled tools for regenerative agriculture, targeting unicorn-scale outcomes and viewing it as a multi-decade structural shift.

Founder and Managing Partner of M31 Capital who applies civilizational-scale research to identify emerging technology paradigm shifts. His systematic research approach synthesizes insights from physics, history, macroeconomics, technology, and geopolitics to identify scientific breakthroughs and key players driving technological change. An investor in over 100 companies across blockchain, artificial intelligence, network states, and defense technology, he advises private investors, institutions, and sovereign wealth funds on technology trends and long-term investment positioning.

Philip O'Connor is co-founder and managing partner at Blackhorn Ventures. He has experience as an operator, entrepreneur, and investor, with a focus on technology and resource efficiency.

Scott Jacobson is a Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group, which he joined in 2007. Before entering venture capital, he worked at Amazon.com, holding senior product and business management positions in the Amazon Kindle and Amazon Marketplace groups, where he led initiatives including the international rollout of Amazon's Merchants@ platform. Earlier in his career, he was a Senior Consultant in Accenture's strategy consulting practice, working with clients in enterprise software, retail, and energy sectors. As an investor, he focuses on consumer web and apps, e-commerce, digital media, and mobile technologies that can disrupt large established markets. He has served on the boards of several portfolio companies and as a board observer for others. He also served on the board of Jambool prior to its acquisition by Google in 2010.