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From the Chair of the East Bay Economic Development Alliance

Nuturing innovation in the East Bay

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he East Bay Economic Development Alliance (East Bay EDA) is a member-driven organization composed of dynamic and thoughtful leaders from business, the public-sector and non-profit organizations. We have all chosen to be in the East Bay because we value the diversity, resources and unique assets of our region and we strive to preserve the quality of life and opportunities that continue to attract more businesses and residents every day. We are home to three National Laboratories, a world-class university, biomedical and clean tech clusters, and advanced manufacturing across different industry sectors. These are all indicators of a thriving innovative ecosystem. This leads us to not only embrace small businesses, but to celebrate, support, invest in them and help them create essential relationships to grow; that is how innovation is born and nurtured in the East Bay. Through our annual East Bay Innovation Awards, we celebrate innovative successes that have emerged locally and changed our lives for the better. These innovations entertain us, improve efficiencies, impact our health, help us learn, preserve our natural environment, or just bring us joy. The 16 awardees and finalists of the 2015 East Bay Innovation Awards, and The Clorox Company, our Legacy Awardee, demonstrate how innovation impacts the way we live, and translates into business success, thus linking economic development with lifestyle change. The impact of East Bay innovation is becoming known globally. We were thrilled to learn that Dr. Shuji Nakamura, co-founder of Soraa, a 2014 East Bay Innovation Awards winner, was selected to share the 2014 Keith Carson Nobel Prize in physics for his discoveries leading to energy saving white Chair, East LED lights. As Tom Caulfield, Soraa’s president and COO said, “There Bay Economic is no reason for users to have to tradeoff between energy efficiency and Development Alliance; District 5 quality of light. With our technology, it’s possible to have both. Only innovation can drive that kind of opportunity.” Supervisor, Alameda County Back to the Roots, another 2014 East Bay Innovation Awards winner known for their unique mushroom kits and now their “AquaFarm” aquaponic indoor garden/self-cleaning aquarium, is one of the fastest growing privately held companies in America. They are ranked #373 on Inc. magazine’s Top 5,000 list for their innovative family-friendly food-related products. We celebrate the outstanding use of innovation through our annual East Bay Innovation Awards event, but we invite you to help us further East Bay EDA’s support of innovative companies throughout the year. Celebrating our 25th year of growing businesses, East Bay EDA focuses on strategic and policy-driven approaches to enhance the vitality and sustainability of our regional economy, workforce systems, business collaborations and educational institutions. Through our member-led committees, our leaders promote policies, legislation, investment, research, resources and best practices that help businesses grow and thrive, and set an example for business attraction and retention in the East Bay. We invite those of you who share our vision to become part of our diverse partnership and join us in making the East Bay a better place to live, work and play. East Bay EDA would like to thank our prestigious judges and facilitators and our generous sponsors for their continuous support and contributions to make the 2015 East Bay Innovation Awards one of the premier events in our region. Our partnership with the San Francisco Business Times enables our event to attract more and more entrepreneurs who dream big, create thousands of jobs and develop services and products through an innovative lens. Of our 2015 East Bay Innovation Award finalists and award winners – who will be the next highgrowth company or Nobel Prize winner?

Keith Carson is chair of the East Bay Economic Development Alliance (East Bay EDA) and serves as the Supervisor of District 5 in Alameda County. To learn more about East Bay EDA and the assets of the East Bay, go to www.eastbayeda.org


Contents A new geography of innovation............................. 5 Bay Area innovator wins Nobel Prize in physics..........................9 Investing in innovation............10 3D printing that illuminates and inspires......................................11 Moving toward the East Bay...... 13

Award Categories & Honorees Legacy..........................................6 The Clorox Company Catalyst........................................ 7 TopLine SfunCube Advanced Manufacturing........ 8-9 FATHOM Bayer Healthcare Clean Tech.................................. 12 Sfun Cube Natel Energy Life Sciences........................ 14-15 Abbott Diabetes Care Ardelyx Engineering and Design............16 Applied Spectra Deep Ocean Exploration & Research Information and Communication Technology................................ 17 OSIsoft PhaseSpace Food...................................... 18-19 Blue Bottle Coffee Community Grains Education............................. 20-21 Oakland Digital Arts & Literacy Center Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / Sandia National Laboratories Award nominees........................21 Judges and facilitators............. 22 East Bay EDA members and leadership.....................................23

Profiles by Carol Piasente and Richard Proctor Publication design by Carol Collier and Carla Radosta

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The East Bay Economic Development Alliance (East Bay EDA) is a public/private partnership serving Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. We work to establish the East Bay as a world-recognized place to grow businesses, attract capital and create quality jobs.

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A new geography of innovation By Carol Piasente

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s the United States slowly emerges from the great recession, a remarkable shift is occurring in the spatial geography of innovation,” write Bruce Katz, vice president at the Brookings Institution, and Julie Wagner, nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program. Innovation is moving from the late 20th century model of isolated corporate campuses to entrepreneurial and collaborative areas in the downtowns and midtowns of cities,” says Katz. “Big market and demographic forces are revaluing what cities offer – proximity, density and connectivity.”

The urbanization of innovation

This new urban model is giving rise to what Katz and Wagner define as “innovation districts,” geographic areas “where leading-edge anchor institutions and companies cluster and connect with start-ups, business incubators and accelerators.” The cluster effect of innovation districts allows ideas and knowledge to be transferred more quickly and seamlessly, write Katz and Wagner. Technicians at Natel Energy, in the company’s office and manufacturing space at the former Naval Air Innovation districts offer diverse benefits for Station in Alameda. Founded by MIT alumni, Natel is launching a new hydropower technology. metropolitan economies. At a time of sluggish growth, they provide a strong foundation for nership is working to accelerate the development, ified candidates for LLNL and other Bay Area the creation and expansion of firms and jobs by commercialization, and adoption of new energy employers such as NASA Ames and Sandia and helping companies, entrepreneurs, universities, storage technologies. Berkeley National Laboratories. researchers and investors—across sectors and Rich talent pool, space to grow disciplines—co-invent and co-produce new dis- Anchored by major institutions coveries for the market. As home to the University of California, BerkeAmong the East Bay’s strengths, Katz points to Innovation districts also help cities and metro- ley, and three major National Laboratories – Law- its rich talent pool, easy access to the region’s inpolitan areas leverage their distinct economic posi- rence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), San- novation hubs, relatively affordable housing and tion to grow jobs for workers of varying skill levels dia National Laboratories and Lawrence Berkeley its great parcels of underutilized waterfront, in– better jobs that are more physically accessible. National Laboratory – the East Bay’s innovation cluding the large former naval bases, like Concord “Instead of trying to become ‘the next Silicon economy is built on what Katz calls the “anchor and Alameda, that can be redeployed as newly Valley,’ innovation districts help metropolitan lead- plus” model. In this model, major anchor institu- imagined hubs of innovation. ers build on their city’s distinctive assets and adPlanners are taking a more intentional apvantages,” Wagner was reported saying in a press proach to the development of former bases, release on the report. “These are smart, new apsays Katz. “They recognize the value in building proaches to sustainable economic development out the real estate as multidimensional ‘cities that focus on growing jobs in the productive and within a city.’” traded sectors of the economy.” One of the most promising ventures is what Burgeoning innovation districts can be found in UC Chancellor Nicholas Dirks calls an “unabashdozens of cities and metropolitan areas across the edly bold” new vision for UC Berkeley’s Richmond Bruce Katz, Vice President, Brookings Institution United States. But unlike most major metropolitan Field Station. The proposed Berkeley Global Camareas that may have one or two innovation districts, pus would be the first American university to esthe Bay Area hosts multiple innovation districts, tions, like hospitals, research institutions and uni- tablish an international campus in the US, “right with each playing a distinctive role. versities, serve as critical hubs of innovation. here in the East Bay,” said Dirks. Another East Bay “From the consumer electronics innovators in The East Bay’s universities and research labs example of how major institutions play a key role Silicon Valley to the digital technology firms clus- are doing the basic R&D that can be commercial- in economic development is the newly opened tered around San Francisco’s Market Street; the bio- ized for market purposes, says Katz. Today’s entre- Livermore Valley Open Campus (LVOC). LVOC is science companies in Mission Bay, Berkeley and preneurs can be found both within and outside of bringing academia and businesses together with Emeryville to the tech incubators in Oakland and the university system and there is movement be- researchers from Sandia and LLNL to work on toadvanced manufacturing in areas like Fremont and tween the two. day’s biggest science and engineering challenges, Alameda, the Bay Area is one of the richest innovaThis trend toward commercialization is getting a from energy and environmental issues to cyber, tion platforms in the world,” says Katz. boost from a new policy at the University of Califor- nuclear and economic security. In fact, according to Robert Sakai, technol- nia that will enable the university to invest directly Nestled against the hills in eastern Livermore, ogy and trade director of the East Bay Economic in companies that emerge through UC research. the 110-acre LVOC includes the world-renowned Development Alliance, the East Bay has the naCommunity colleges, too, play a key role. Combustion Research Facility, managed by Sandia tion’s broadest and deepest cluster of clean–tech There’s a trend toward two-year and technical and the new High Performance Computing Innoresearch companies, all supported by favorable training programs building strong ties with busi- vation Center, managed by LLNL. public policy. nesses, giving students hands-on training while in The East Bay’s clean tech cluster ranges from a school and a path to skilled jobs in fields such as An integrated economy research lab that is creating artificial leaves that will manufacturing and the health and biosciences. Katz suggests the East Bay could further benefit turn water and carbon dioxide into fuel to a comFor example, LLNL, the Alameda County Work- from its great innovation platform if the region’s citpany that can manufacture 250-megawatt batteries. force Investment Board and Las Positas College ies and counties could overcome traditional politiOther companies are making innovative strides in recently teamed up to establish a new, two-year cal barriers to act more like a “virtual city.” solar, advanced lighting, fuel cells, water purifica- program to help veterans develop the skills and “Acting as one integrated economy would enable tion, energy efficiency and smart grid technologies. training needed for engineering technician ca- East Bay juristic ions to collaborate to attract busiCalCharge, a groundbreaking public-private part- reers. The program serves as a pipeline of qual- ness from abroad and build from within,” says Katz.

“The Bay Area is one of the richest innovation platforms in the world.”

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The Clorox Company: A Century of Innovation Laying the foundation: 1913-1937

to the burgeoning fast-food industry. Survival has been in Clorox’s DNA Having entered the 1970s with $85 since William Cochran Ramage Murmillion in annual sales, 11 U.S. manuray stepped in as general manager and facturing plants and one product, The saved the company from collapse in Clorox Company would end the deits earliest years. Murray was one of cade with $565 million in annual sales, several shareholders in the privately 38 plants in the U.S. and abroad, and held Electro-Alkaline Company, as the 23 products. firm was then known, and he wanted Growth continued into the 1980s. to protect their investments. More imThe company’s R&D campus, which portantly, he believed in the long-term originally opened in Pleasanton in value of the company’s sole product. 1973, almost tripled in size. The decade A 41-year-old immigrant, Murray also marked the company’s entrance knew little about bleach-making. But into the bottled water industry, leadas the former manager of a wholesale ing to a partnership with Brita. By the food company and a grocery store company’s 75th anniversary in 1988, owner, he understood retailing. Murconsumers in 60 countries relied on ray knew as much about commerce dozens of Clorox Company brands. as the five Oakland capitalists who During the final decade of the 20th had invested $100 each to incorporate century, the upward trajectory conElectro-Alkaline on May 13, 1913. Busy tinued. From 1992 to 1998, revenues with their own businesses, none of the founders was rose 76 percent to $2.7 billion, profits ascended willing or able to take over when the venture began 200 percent to $298 million and market capitalizato hemorrhage cash and unravel. So Murray left his tion quadrupled to $10 billion. In 1999, The Clorox grocery on Oakland’s Broadway and 19th Street in Company acquired First Brands Corporation, makthe capable hands of his wife, ers of Glad food storage and disposal products, STP Annie Irvine Murray. Reversauto-care products and Scoop Away and Jonny Cat ing Electro-Alkaline’s fortunes During World War II, bleach earned its exalted cat litters, catapulting the company into the Forwould be a full-time job. status because it could disinfect wounds, neutral- tune 500. Though not an employee, ize enemy gases and purify water, the same timeless Annie Murray also contributed usages that apply in all disaster scenarios. Business Creating a sustainable future: 2000-2013 to the turnaround. One of her accelerated, partly because the federal government The company’s sole product for its first five decoups was to persuade the itself was a major customer. cades, Clorox liquid bleach, symbolized household company to sell Clorox bleach When the war ended in 1945, Clorox was poised health and wellness. The Clorox Company had to households. This repre- to grow further. That year it sold a record 4.8 mil- since evolved into a global player with hundreds of Don Knauss sented a huge leap, as Elec- lion cases; a year later, when gallon bottles joined brands and products, yet this theme emerged again Board Chair, tro-Alkaline focused on man- the lineup, that number soared to 8.8 million cases. as the ideal platform for a complex world. It would The Clorox ufacturing industrial-strength New plants opened nationwide throughout the lead to the development of the Green Works® line, Company bleach. The 21 percent sodium 1940s and 1950s, and a modest global presence be- the company’s first offering of naturally derived hypochlorite required by in- gan with shipments of Clorox liquid bleach from cleaning products, and the acquisition of the Burt’s dustry would have been far Jersey City to Puerto Rico and Saudi Arabia. Bees business, both in 2008. It also brought the too strong for home use, and the standard 5-gallon company back to its professional roots with the ceramic jugs too unwieldy. Under Annie’s influence, Achieving world citizenship: 1969-1999 purchase of Caltech Industries, Aplicare Inc. and Electro-Alkaline ordered manageable 15-ounce After more than a decade as a wholly owned HealthLink, leading providers of infection control glass bottles and retooled one shift to produce a subsidiary of Procter & Gamble, The Clorox Com- products for healthcare settings. 5.25 percent solution. Then she did what retailers pany became independent once again in 1967 and “More than a century after its founding, innovacall “hand selling” – she talked up the benefits and embarked on a growth strategy that would even- tion remains central to The Clorox Company’s sucgave away samples in her grocery. Homemakers tually land it among the nation’s elite companies. cess. Adapting to rapidly evolving consumer needs loved the product and came back to buy it. Its opening salvo was Clorox 2 stain-fighter and and harnessing the things that haven’t changed — In 1922, Electro-Alkaline reorganized as the color booster, its first internally developed prod- the leadership and passion of Clorox people who Clorox Chemical Corporation and in 1928 went pub- uct that became a linchpin of the new Nonfood put the consumer at the center of everything they lic for the first time, registering on the San Francisco Household Products group, which would grow by do — keep it relevant today. The company’s locaStock Exchange as the Clorox Chemical Company. acquisitions throughout the 1970s to include Liq- tion in the Bay Area gives it an additional competuid-Plumr drain clearing products, Formula 409 itive advantage, with its access to a diverse work Becoming a household name: 1938-1968 spray cleanser and Kingsford charcoal briquets. force, the latest technology advancements and By adding a plant in Jersey City, New Jersey, The other legs of the company’s “three-legged some of the best academic institutions in the world. Clorox Chemical Company established a solid stool” strategy were Specialty Retail Food Products, Year after year, the company aims to delight confootprint from which to grow nationally. The Jer- whose most significant acquisition was Right- sumers with new products that make their everysey City opening went so smoothly and saved so Away, a maker of powdered salad dressing mixes day lives better every day. It was that way 100 years much in freight charges that the company opened later known as Hidden Valley, and Food Service In- ago, it remains that way today and it will continue a Chicago plant in 1939. dustry Products, which included several suppliers that way into the future.

The Clorox Company has evolved into a global player with hundreds of brands and products.

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opLine is a new innovator community ingrains it into in the incubator space – a their DNA to support the next co-working accelerator that’s cycle of growth.” helping member companies Young sees the East Bay scale up in terms of customers and revas the new hot spot for innoInnovation: Technology enue while creating new jobs. vation, talent and R&D. The accelerator. Incubating new companies is range of TopLine members something TopLine Founder Allan proves the point, from LuxeLocation: Richmond Young knows how to do. Runway, Baby, which has created the Founder: Allan Young his first incubator in San Francisco first fully biodegradable/comis home to more than 80 successful postable diapers, to PandorEmployees: 2 startups. But Young realized there was abots, developer of artificially Revenue 2014: $1 million a next step needed. intelligent chatbots, and Fruit “Too many startups were building Street Health, an innovator in Regional significance: products, but not businesses,” says the telemedicine industry. Exponential growth of Young. “At TopLine, we provide the inIn addition, says Young, the member companies. frastructure, platform and processes East Bay has the space and a East Bay favorite: new businesses need to build at scale.” strong transportation network, Allan Young Cal Berkeley campus. By focusing on growth, says Young, including the Port of Oakland, Founder, Topline TopLine companies are more systemto encourage a renaissance of atic in going about marketing, sales light manufacturing. and customer service, which in turn “The East Bay is a tremenis helping them attract investment dous place to start and build a into the East Bay. business,” says Young. “There With more than 40,000 square are so many opportunities, feet on the shore of Marina Bay in from software and technology Point Richmond, TopLine is the to building the next great global Allan Young, Founder, TopLine largest co-working space in the East brand in environmentally reBay, but the focus is on building a sponsible consumer packaged unique community. part of the process of innovation and of building a goods – that’s part of the East Bay’s ethos.” “We select members who have a diversity of sustainable innovation ecosystem. He also expects the newly planned UC Berkesubject matter expertise and who can benefit from “Entrepreneurs who succeed at TopLine will be- ley research campus in Richmond to create for learning from one another and are willing to share come tomorrow’s angel investors, venture capital- the East Bay what Mission Bay has done to catbest practices,” says Young. ists and mentors to the next generation of start- alyze a whole business community around the In his experience, emulating best practices is ups,” says Young. “Growing up in a collaborative UCSF campus.

winner: TopLine

“We’re building a unique community of startups where emulating best practices is part of the process of innovation.”

Bringing startups to scale to accelerate solar

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ust as Pandora put Oakland and the East Bay on the Kirsch pitched the idea to solar entrepreneur, Danny map in the world of digital media, SfunCube and its Kennedy, a co-founder of Sungevity, and together they resident startups are drawing attention to the East launched SfunCube in 2013. Bay as a global center of solar innovation, research and One of SfunCube’s biggest assets, says Kirsch, is that development. “we’re all housed under one roof.” Innovation: Only clean tech “Time is of the essence in changing from energy that John Bourne, co-founder and CEO of BrightCurrent, one incubator focused solely on solar. warms the planet to energy that grows the economy while of the first startups to complete SfunCube’s nine-month acLocation: Oakland cutting greenhouse gas emissions,” says Emily Kirsch. celerator course, agrees: “We’ve been in other accelerators “Our role is to remove barriers entrepreneurs may face,” where you are one of a hundred startups all vying for conCo-founder & CEO: Emily Kirsch says Kirsch. nections and recognition... The focus on solar is unique… Employees: 50 in house; 100 SfunCube connects tenant businesses to capital and and helps explain the personalized attention we get here.” throughout U.S. and world resources, like lawyers and accounBrightCurrent already has more than 100 employees. tants, that are frequently too expenThe results are proving the model to be successful. SfunRegional significance: Putting sive for nascent companies, and proCube startups continue to grow, expand into new markets the East Bay on the map as a vides mentoring and advice to help and gain market share. SfunCube startups employ solar global center of solar innovation, grow and scale their business. The entrepreneurs throughout the U.S. and in France, the research and development to goal is to help solar adoption happen Netherlands, Namibia and Kenya. combat climate change. as quickly as possible. “East Bay companies have the world at their fingertips,” East Bay Favorite: Any and all The idea for an incubator/accelsays Kirsch. “There’s incredible opportunity here to leverrooftops. erator focused solely on solar was age the creativity and resourcefulness that’s defined Oakitself incubated when Kirsch had land since its beginnings.” Emily Kirsch worked with Mosaic to secure pilot By supporting East Bay solar entrepreneurs to follow Co-founder and solar projects in Oakland to prove their first-of-its-kind their dreams, SfunCube is also encouraging companies to hire locally and CEO, SfunCube crowd-funding lending platform. build a sustainable economy.

finalist: SFUNCUBE

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3D printing bringing manufacturing back

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rom large, established corporations like Monster Products to Kickstarter-funded startups like Siva Cycle, FATHOM has helped companies put satellites into orbit, electric cars on freeways and a full spectrum of devices into people’s hands and homes. Located in a turn-of-the-last-century brass foundry at Jack London Square, FATHOM is bridging Oakland’s proud history of manufacturing with new technology. FATHOM’s CEO Rich Stump appreciates the symbolism: “We’re focused on looking at advanced technologies for manufacturing, and how it coexists with traditional manufacturing methods to come up with some really unique innovations for our customers that in turn will drive their innovation.” FATHOM’s expertise in 3D printMANX14302_SFBT_v3_EDA.pdf 1 2/2/15

FATHOM Co-founders Rich Stump and Michelle Mihevc.

winner: Fathom Innovation: 3D printing and additive manufacturing. Location: Oakland Co-founders: Michelle Mihevc and Rich Stump Employees: 55 Revenue 2014: $10 million+ Regional significance: Helping companies go from concept to prototype to manufacturing in ways not previously possible. East Bay Favorite: Bocanova on Jack London waterfront.

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ing and additive manufacturing helps companies innovate faster and more efficiently. The company operates as a kind of new technology service bureau, helping innovators and designers go from concept to prototype to manufacturing in a way that was not previously possible. Stump sees three-dimensional printing – technology that builds physical objects from digital files using layers of materials ranging from plastic to metal and more – as key to bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. In the future, he predicts, we’ll see a more distributed manufacturing environment with centers across the country making products for very customized applications. Stump and Michelle Mihevc co-founded the company in Mihevc’s garage in 2008, not the most auspicious year for startups, Stump notes. But as the technology matures, FATHOM continues to expand both its revenues and head count. “3D printing is going to be one of the top five technologies in Rich Stump, 2015,” Stump predicts, “which Co-founder, helps us with recruiting top talFATHOM ent because people want to be involved in the technology.” Access to a creative workforce is also one of the key reasons Stump and Mihevc chose Oakland when it came time to expand. “Oakland’s central location, a great community and lower costs make it ideal for starting and growing a business,” says Stump. “Being located in the East Bay gives us easy access both to employees and the innovative companies that are our customers.” Stump sees this as a pivotal time in the East Bay in terms of innovation: “Over the next 3-5 years, the East Bay is going to be very exciting with all the new startups and larger companies that are investing in innovation.” As Stump tells future entrepreneurs, “Do something you’re passionate about. At FATHOM, we truly live, breathe and eat 3D technology for advanced manufacturing applications.”

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ayer HealthCare has been a leader in biopharmaceutical treatments for Hemophilia A since it established its global biotech manufacturing and R&D site in Berkeley in 1992. One of the East Bay’s legacy bioscience companies, Bayer is important not only for its contributions to the regional economy, but for anchoring the East Bay’s growing biotech and advanced manufacturing sectors. In 2009, Bayer’s R&D pipeline was yielding the promise of new, improved hematology drugs, and Bayer needed to prepare the manufacturing of the next generation of products. An expansion of Oakland’s Enterprise Zone into Berkeley and Emeryville, along with utility incentives from PG&E, convinced the Bayer Holding Board to invest $100 million to build out the existing Berkeley manufacturing plant into a state-of-the-art facility. “Modernizing the facility has expanded our capability to produce future generations of Bayer’s hemophilia products to serve the patient community,” says Joerg Heidrich, Bayer’s seJoerg Heidrich nior vice president, global Senior Vice head of product supply-bioPresident and tech and Berkeley site head. Berkeley Site “Our product manufactured Head in Berkeley has experienced strong growth, and is now one of the top products for Bayer worldwide.” The investment in the facility will also enable Bayer to produce new generations of drugs now in the late stages of development. “When those new therapies gain final licensing approval, we will be ready to deliver to patients worldwide,” says Heidrich. Heidrich sees advanced manufacturing as a

finalist: Bayer Healthcare Innovation: Advanced manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals. Location: Berkeley Senior Vice President and Berkeley Site Head: Joerg Heidrich Employees: 1,450 locally Revenue 2013: $54.2 billion worldwide Regional significance: Third-largest biotech employer in the Bay Area and a leader in biotech manufacturing and R&D. East Bay Favorite : Berkeley Library, Claremont Hotel, Julia Morgan-designed Berkeley City Club .

significant growth area for the East Bay. “The whole Bay Area is a hub for innovation,” says Heidrich, “but if you look at the East Bay, there’s more room for manufacturing. That’s where the future is, in high-end, innovative manufacturing, whether its pharmaceuticals, devices, electric vehicles or robotics.” Bayer is the third-largest biotech employer in the Bay Area. More than 1,450 people work in Bayer’s biotech manufacturing as well as an additional 75 employees in R&D. But beyond that, Bayer is committed to training new generations for jobs in biotech. “There’s no question that the universities in the area are a key factor in having access to top talent,” says Heidrich. “But in addition to high-end scientists, we need a range of qualified people, especially those trained in science manufacturing.”

Bay Area innovator wins Nobel Prize in physics

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“I hope that energy-efficient LED light bulbs will help reduce energy use and lower the cost of lighting worldwide, and that is why we founded Soraa.” Dr. Shuji Nakamura

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r. Shuji Nakamura, a founder of Soraa, a 2014 East Bay EDA Innovation Awards winner, has been awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics. Soraa is the world leader in GaN on GaN™ LED technology. The Nobel Prize committee credits Nakamura’s invention of the blue-light- emitting diode (LED), which represents a critical advancement in LED lighting, with “enabling bright and energy-saving white light sources.” “It is very satisfying to see that my dream of LED lighting has become a reality,” said Nakamura. “I hope that energy-efficient LED light bulbs will help reduce energy use and lower the cost of lighting worldwide, and that is why we founded Soraa.” In 2007, Dr. Shuji Nakamura, along with pioneering professors Dr. Steven DenBaars and Dr. James Speck, came together and made a bet on an LED technology platform completely different from then-current industry practice, a technology most industry experts at the time considered to be impossible to execute. Soraa bet that GaN on GaN™ LEDs would produce more light per area of LED and be more cost-effective than technology based on other foreign substrates like sapphire or silicon carbide. This strategy ran against every trend in the LED industry. It’s a bet that paid off. Founded in 2008, Soraa is located in Fremont, where it manufactures its GaN on GaN™ LEDs in the company’s state-of-the-art facility.

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Investing in innovation With a deep commitment to innovation and collabotation, Wells Fargo is a key supporter of growth in the East Bay economy By Jim Foley

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funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and co-administered by he Bay Area’s East Bay is one of the world’s most the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laborainnovative marketplaces. It is a place where ideas are tory to foster the development of early stage clean technologies fostered, startups are created and some of the most for commercial buildings. Clean technology startups will be creative and technologically forward thinking is occuridentified and recommended by Wells Fargo’s network of techring. To help showcase companies that are growing the East Bay’s nical, financial and industry advisors at laboratories and research economy, the East Bay Economic Development Alliance (East facilities across the country, including UC Berkeley. Bay EDA) holds its much anticipated annual East Bay Innovation Awards, which Wells Fargo is proud to sponsor. The first year of the IN2 program will focus on sustainable buildJim Foley Wells Fargo is an active member of East Bay EDA because East ings technologies that will provide cost savings and reduce the Executive Vice Bay EDA knows that businesses founded in the East Bay, tend to overall negative impact of the built environment on human health President and stay and grow in the East Bay. And when all regions of our greater Lead Regional and the natural environment. Over time, the program will expand Bay Area prosper, we all benefit. We understand the importance its portfolio of selected companies and the scope of clean techPresident of the Bay Area region, of cross-sector collaboration in addressing regional issues such nology sectors. To learn more about the IN2, visit: bit.ly/WF_IN2 Wells Fargo as infrastructure, education, workforce development and busiIN2 and the East Bay are a perfect fit. IN2 can draw on the ness growth. rich network of resources that exist in one of the nation’s stronWells Fargo is deeply committed to innovation. In fact, we recently gest and deepest clean tech clusters while it helps create new jobs, new launched the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) with the specific goal companies and a new industry in the East Bay. Now it’s your turn. Wells of fostering and inspiring innovation to find solutions that drive economic Fargo and East Bay EDA encourage you to get involved and share your ideas development, build more sustainable communities and conserve and proabout what we all can do to promote the East Bay’s unique innovation astect natural resources and our environment. sets – technological, scientific and cultural. Together we can be successIN2 is a $10 million environmental grant for clean technology startups ful in moving the East Bay forward.

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3D printing that illuminates and inspires FATHOM is Trophy Sponsor of 2015 East BayInnovation Awards Event

Initial concepts were hand-sketched, then developed in CAD using Rhino modeling software. The internal electronic light assembly was modeled in SolidWorks before the team combined rough concepts and hosted the design on GrabCAD Workbench to include Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists in the iteration process, leveraging each contributors’ expertise and strengths. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory determined a proprietary photopolymer was complementary to the lighting system in the trophy, and provided FATHOM with the solution. A prototype of the design was then 3D-printed for form, fit and function testing. After review, the finalized design was 3D-printed in PolyJet multi-materials on a Connex Technology-based professional 3D printing system. Nine trophies, valued at over $4,000, were completed and distributed at the East Bay Innovation Awards ceremony in February last year. “We are extremely proud of these trophies because they are so symbolic of the partnerships across industry sectors that are so evident in the East Bay,” said Darien Louie, Executive Director at East Bay EDA. “In creating these trophies, two East Bay EDA members, FATHOM and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, have brought these trophies to life using innovation, collaboration and creativity - all hallmarks of the East Bay companies we are celebrating.”

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or the third year in a row, FATHOM has taken on the challenge of creating a unique trophy for the East Bay Innovation Awards hosted by the East Bay Economic Development Alliance (East Bay EDA). The illuminated 3D-printed award represents the winners’ innovative contributions to the community, as well as provides inspiration through FATHOM’s creativity and advanced manufacturing technologies. “FATHOM is changing the way products are being designed and manufactured by helping designers and engineers make the unmakeable,” said Rich Stump, principal and co-founder at FATHOM. As an advanced technology-driven company with an expertise in 3D printing and additive manufacturing, FATHOM unites new technologies and materials with legacy manufacturing methods so companies can go from concept to prototype to manufacturing in ways that weren’t possible in the past. Previously, FATHOM collaborated on the production of the trophies with its technology partner Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, as a true demonstration of the collaborative culture among East Bay innovators and industry leaders.

Manufacturing in the East Bay Tomorrow’s manufacturing sector will have fewer production workers and more programmers, scientists, service providers and technicians

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By Gene Russell, President & CEO, Manex

aving a strong domestic manufacturing base is vital to the United States maintaining its world leadership in innovation. That is because advanced manufacturing provides an important institutional foundation for learning and developing process skills and capabilities that are increasingly intertwined with core R&D in some of the industry’s most important to the country’s economic future. These include advanced and specialty materials, biologics, nanotechnology and precision mechanical devices” Harvard Business Review, Willy C. Shih, 2-21-2012 Manufacturing accounts for more than 80 percent of our exports and 90 percent of our patents and R&D spending, according to the International Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce. Every new manufacturing job creates an additional 4.6 jobs to support it. While technology and biomedical manufacturers receive much of the attention in the East Bay, the actual variety and vitality of manufacturing are quite astounding. Manufacturing and the East Bay feed off of each other’s strengths and needs in terms of innovation, available space, transportation, workforce and technology. Policy makers and economic developers are to be credited for not giving up… ever. As we turn the corner on this long recession, many Manex clients are focused on the revenue line and growing their businesses, rather than on the expense line to save their business. Manufacturing job creation has been a focus of President Obama’s policies throughout his two terms. The rise of automation and computing power have

given hope and cause for re-shoring some industries or parts of industries. Tomorrow’s manufacturing sector will have fewer production workers and more programmers, scientists, service providers and technicians because of these new tools. Some of the more powerful tools already in service are robotics, automation of knowledge work, cloud technology, new types of solar and wind energy production, 3D printing and advanced materials. Jobs alone are not the overriding driver of our enthusiasm for advanced manufacturing. It is technology, innovation and growth of supporting industries and service sectors. Global leadership can and does start right here in the East Bay with names such as Tesla, Bayer, Chevron, Shell , Bio- Rad and others. The process of creating new products, new technologies and new supply chains drives heavy R&D spending and breakthrough innovation which have been hallmarks of U.S. Industrial might. As the sector expands opportunities for good jobs, building expansion, new training and skills attainment, will drive significant opportunities for the East Bay as it will for the rest of the U.S. Come and join us on October 2, 2015, and be part of Manufacturing Day, the national celebration of the impact of manufacturing companies on our nation’s economy. Visit www.mfgday.com for more more details. Manex, The Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence, is a private nonprofit corporation established in 1995 with support from East Bay EDA to provide services to small and mid-size manufacturers in Northern California. www.manexconsulting.com

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Making solar mainstream

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funCube CEO Emily Kirsch is convinced solar is inevitable. By 2016, solar will be the cheapest form of electricity in 30 states; by 2050, solar will produce the cheapest electric power around the globe. “It’s not if the transition to renewable energy will happen,” says Kirsch, “it’s when. We’re supporting solar entrepreneurs so they can be at the forefront of supplying that energy.” Co-founded in 2013 by Kirsch and Danny Kennedy, senior vice president of Sungevity, SfunCube (the name is an acronym for Solar for Universal Need) is the only clean tech business incubator/accelerator in the U.S. exclusively focused on expediting the development and delivery of solar electricity. As solar panels become more affordable – costs have decreased 80 percent in just the last five years -Kirsch believes that it’s just a matter of educating consumers. “As long as people have the information, they’re going to do it. At SfunCube, we’re focused on the software and solar adoption, not supplying the hardware.” Kirsch was working in the nonprofit sector on the policy side of renewable energy when she first approached Kennedy with a proposal to take everything he had learned from his expe-

winner: SfunCube Innovation: Only clean tech incubator focused solely on solar. Location: Oakland Co-founder & CEO: Emily Kirsch Employees: 50 in house; 100 throughout U.S. and world Regional significance: Putting the East Bay on the map as a global center of solar innovation, research and development to combat climate change. East Bay Favorite: Any and all rooftops.

Emily Kirsch Co-founder and CEO, SfunCube

“Solar is inevitable... It’s not if the transition to renewable energy will happen, it’s when.” Emily Kirsch, Co-founder and CEO, SfunCube

rience with Sungevity and make that expertise available to the next generation of solar entrepreneurs.

“I wasn’t patient enough for policy work,” says Kirsch. “I wanted to work directly with entrepreneurs because

I saw that as the greatest opportunity of growth and scale in renewable adoption.” SfunCube started just over a year ago, and now has 20 companies in house. Together, those companies have generated some $4 million in revenue and raised $15 million in venture capital. In total, SfunCube companies employ 300 people around the world and have facilitated the installation of 500 megawatts of solar power. “The East Bay is a magnet for creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship,” says Kirsch. A lot of that talent is joining companies like those at SfunCube and they’re putting their talents to good use, to do good and make the world a better place.” In addition to the East Bay’s talent pool, Kirsch chose Oakland for SfunCube for its relative affordability – “important to entrepreneurs” – its connection to mainstream American culture and, of course, for its sunshine. Since Sungevity helped launch SfunCube, GE Energy Ventures has come aboard as a sponsor and provided access to their 5,000 research scientists, 10,000 software professionals, 35,000 engineers and 40,000 sales, marketing and development resources in more 100 countries.

Capturing energy from hydropower

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iblings Gia Schneider and Abe Schneider, CEO and president, respectively, of Natel Energy in Alameda, are both MIT alumni whose innovations could change the face of energy in the U.S. “If we can create a new piece of technology that enables cost-effective energy from low dams, we can flip the cost effectiveness (of hydropower) on its head,” says Gia. Large dams can be extremely controversial, often displacing populations or wreaking havoc with indigenous fish. Billions of dollars have been invested in addressing the impact dams have had on the Pacific Northwest’s salmon population, for instance. In the U.S. alone, the Army Corps of Engineers’ estimates there are more than 87,000 dams, half of which are small, low-head dams that are no more than 25 feet high; just 2,200 of these dams produce hydropower. Retrofitting these Gia Schneider low-head dams with turbines Co-founder could offset the need to build and CEO, Natel new dams to produce electricEnergy ity, while creating a clean, re-

finalist: Natel Energy Innovation: Revolutionizing the field of hydropower with low-head dam retrofits. Location: Alameda CEO: Gia Schneider President: Abe Schneider Employees: 14 Regional significance: Raising the profile of the East Bay as a hub for innovation in hardware and clean energy. East Bay Favorite: Flying Studios.

“ We are active members of the maker community - we love building things!” Gia Schneider, Co-founder and CEO, Natel Energy

newable source of energy. Natel’s hydroEngine, a product that can be installed in irrigation canals and generate power from waterfalls as small as five feet, has the potential to revolutionize the field of hydropower. Thousands of low-drop sites can now easily be developed to produce clean power with minimal environmental disruption. After successfully completing projects in Arizona and Oregon, Natel has been awarded grants from the Department of Energy and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency to develop pilot projects and screen sites appropriate for their hydroEngine technology. With their first sales now booked, Natel looks forward to building their first production facility in Alameda, and doubling the size of their team over the next 12-16 months. Basing Natel in the East Bay was the right choice, says Gia. “California and the East Bay are an epicenter of progress in clean tech. So much of clean tech comes back to policy and there’s a very active network of people thinking about that here. Being able to participate in that community is valuable.” Natel was recently one of 12 companies selected as a finalist in Imagine H2O’s water technology Accelerator Program.

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Moving toward the East Bay The East Bay benefits from all the talent and investment that the university and Silicon Valley attract, and it offers a fertile ground for creativity with lower operating costs. By Scott McGrew Anchor and Reporter for NBC Bay Area and host of NBC’s press:Here

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veryone has heard of San Francisco and most people “know the way to San Jose,” but few people outside the Bay Area know anything about the East Bay’s Union City. Just 19 square miles squeezed between Fremont and Hayward, Union City can be tough to find on a map. Which is why economic development manager Gloria Ortega does not use a map to show people where her city is – she uses schools. “Union City is 15 miles from Stanford and a BART ride from UC Berkeley,” she is likely to say. Using the Bay Area’s schools to describe location is no accident. Our pair of world-class colleges create an enormous amount of pride – and at least one very exciting football game. To that we can add the East Bay’s three National Laboratories, the nation’s largest urban park system, acres of beautiful open space and rich cultural diversity. Due to the best climate in the nation, an East Bay winery was the first to put California on the wine industry map when it won the Grand Prize at the 1889 Paris Exposition. And, pairing appropriately with its wine history, California Cuisine originated in the East Bay. Innovation tends to flow like electricity. Flowing from world capitals like Rome and London across the ocean to New York and then in the last century to California and Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley has

watched that innovation move north to Palo Alto and San Francisco – and now across the water to the East Bay. There is a surge in innovative companies establishing themselves in neighborhoods throughout the East Bay region. For example, Pixar launches hit movies from the East Bay, Tesla autos are manufactured here, while Pandora and Ask.com are headquartered here. A few years ago BP invested $500 million to establish its Energy Biosciences Institute at UC Berkeley and recently GE has invested $1.5 billion in GE Software, its East Bay global software development center. It’s no surprise that the smartest people in the room are choosing to locate in the East Bay. The East Bay benefits from all the talent and investment that Silicon Valley attracts, and it offers a fertile ground for creativity with lower operating costs. Commercial leases signed in San Francisco in 2010, when rents were at their lowest, are now up for renewal and the East Bay looks like a wiser financial investment. The East Bay offers all of the benefits of San Francisco, like BART access and fine restaurants, without the crowding and high rents. The challenge for the region will be to convince the companies it does attract to thrive and expand within the East Bay.

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Life Sciences Companies in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, biomedical technologies or devices, medical equipment, life systems technologies, nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals. Includes health care: providers of diagnostic, preventive, remedial and therapeutic services such as doctors, nurses, hospitals and other private, public and non-profit organizations. n n n n n

Helping people with diabetes live better

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or people with diabetes, glucose monitoring has long been painful and often distressing. Now, there’s a game-changing new device developed by Abbott Diabetes Care in Alameda that eliminates the need to draw blood for testing. Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre works by placing a small, disposable sensor on the arm that can capture glucose data. The system has already been approved for use in Europe and will soon be available in the U.S. “We come to work every day focused on developing solutions that help diabetic patients feel more in control of their disease,” says Robert Ford, Senior Vice President of Abbott Diabetes Care, a division of Abbott Laboratories, one of the country’s largest health care companies. “Our products provide the data patients and their doctors need to make better

winner: Abbott Diabetes Care Innovation: A revolutionary new device for monitoring glucose levels in diabetics. Location: Alameda Senior Vice President, Abbott’s Diabetes Care Unit: Robert Ford

Robert Ford Senior Vice Presdent, Abbott’s Diabetes Care Unit

Employees: 2,500 Bay Area; 5,000 California. Regional significance: A significant East Bay business retention, attraction and expansion success story.

treatment decisions.” Ford credits being in the East Bay for Abbott Diabetes’ development of cutting-edge new medical devices. “The East Bay provides the perfect ecosystem for our innovation strategy,” says Ford. “It’s not only the East Bay’s universities and skilled, talented, passionate labor force, but, more importantly, it’s the culture. There’s a mindset here that wants to challenge the paradigm. For us, this resulted in a new product that will revolutionize the way that people with diabetes are treated.” Ten years ago, when the parent company was considering moving Abbott Diabetes Care to Massachusetts, where it owned a similar company, the East Bay’s global reputation as an epicenter of innovation in thinking and technology was the driving factor in the choice to keep

East Bay Economic

OUTLOOK

Jobs in the East Bay are expected to increase by 13.7% (143,000 new jobs) through 2020. Per capita annual income for East Bay residents is expected to reach an average of $70,000 by the end of 2018.

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“ The East Bay provides the perfect ecosystem for our strategy of innovation.” Robert Ford, Senior V ice President, Abbott’s Diabetes Care Unit

the company in Alameda. “In health care, one of the key trends is convergence between health care, medical devices and data and technology,” says Ford. “The East Bay has so many companies involved in technology, research and Big Data. There’s no better place to share ideas that can lead to the next great advances.” Abbott was also attracted by the East Bay’s diversity, says Ford, who adds that having employees that represent a diverse base of skill sets, backgrounds and experience enriches the workplace. For a global business with operations in more than 130 countries, being located close to two major international airports is a plus, as is the East Bay’s great system of public transportation and access to interstate freeways. “Our greatest challenge today,” says Ford, “is balancing the demands of a mature, well-established company while acting like a startup and pushing ourselves to continue to innovate.”


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Novel idea is a weapon against disease

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t started with a question: Could disease be treated by targeting biological transporters with nonabsorbed small molecule drugs that function exclusively within the gastrointestinal tract? If so, physicians could treat cardio-renal, GI and other diseases with lower side effects and toxicities. In 2007, three PhD. scientists – Dominique Charmot, Peter Schultz, and Jean Frechet –co-founded Ardelyx to pursue the concept. “It was a novel idea,” says Mike Raab, an early investor in the company who is now its presMike Raab ident and CEO. President and “No one had CEO, Ardelyx ever developed a non-systemic drug to treat these diseases before.” Tenapanor, Ardelyx’s lead drug candidate, has demonstrated the ability to block sodium from entering the bloodstream in patients suffering from various diseases. In 2012, Ardelyx partnered with AstraZeneca to codevelop Tenapanor, which could re-

finalist: Ardelyx Innovation: New drug that lowers salt absorption to treat and prevent kidney disease. Location: Fremont

“Our job is developing medicines that help people live longer, better lives. Nothing’s more rewarding.” Mike Raab, President and CEO, Ardelyx

President & CEO: Mike Raab Employees: 35

is limited and you want to put your resources into what you’re creating.” Fremont is close to the “brain trust” of physicians and scientists at Stanford and Berkeley and offers an Recent IPO: $61 million net easy commute, plentiful space and affordable rents, says Raab. Regional significance: In addition, he adds, “The city has A cornerstone of biotech a history with biotech and underinnovation in Fremont. stands the industry’s requirements.” East Bay Favorite: Hiking at “Life science is a tough area for Coyote Hills, Ardenwood Farm investors because it’s hugely risky pumpkin patch. and time consuming to develop new drugs,” says Raab. “But success breeds success. The trials and tribulations are sult in up to $870 million in payments. worth it when new drugs can be develArdelyx began in a San Jose incu- oped to save and improve the lives of bator, but chose to set up shop in Fre- patients,” says Raab. mont and has further expanded its With $118 million cash in hand, footprint there. Ardelyx continues to invest in its “It was a matter of affordability and people, infrastructure and new location,” says Raab. “Startup money drug pipeline.

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rom mapping the deepest parts of the ocean for Google Earth to supporting research institutions throughout the world, one Bay Area family has had quite an impact on deep ocean exploration. Dr. Sylvia Earle founded Deep Ocean Exploration and Research (DOER) in 1992 as a marine consulting firm. When she moved on to become an explorer-in-residence for National Geographic, Earle handed the company off to her daughter and current President and CEO Liz Taylor, who now runs the company with her husband, Ian Griffith. They met during a South American expedition to inspect a tunnel that ran through the Andes. Over the past 17 years, Taylor and Griffith have steered DOER to the forefront of marine engineering, exploration and research. “Less than 1 percent of the ocean has been explored,” says Taylor, “and even the best mapping efforts to date are less detailed than those of the moon or Mars.” Recent expeditions that DOER participated in with NOAA to investigate shipwrecks around the Golden Gate yielded a trove of new information about the wrecks and the animals that utilize them. Similar opportunities exist all along the west coast and beyond. As the importance of healthy

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winner: Deep Ocean Exploration & Research Innovation: Cutting-edge marine research, exploration and product design. Location: Alameda President & CEO: Liz Taylor Employees: 15 Regional significance: Marine consulting, custom engineering and support of global research institutions.

Liz Taylor President and CEO, DOER

East Bay Favorite: Any of the East Bay regional parks.

“We look for ways to meet the challenges others might call impossible.” Liz Taylor, President and CEO, DOER

oceans has come into focus, there has been an increased interest in finding ways to explore the deep sea for new medicines, minerals, understanding of climate change, safety related to tsunamis and earthquakes and search/recovery techniques. The

technology and innovation developed at DOER are good for the regional economy and can be exported worldwide. Based out of a 55,000-square-foot facility at the historic Alameda Marina, DOER develops a full range of

products, from submersibles and underwater vehicles to underwater cameras, manipulators and lamps. Deepsearch is DOER’s ambitious endeavor to build a human-occupied submersible capable of full ocean depth, providing unlimited ocean access to science. DOER engineers and operations personnel have experience designing innovative solutions for the most complex underwater tasks, from extreme tunnel penetrations to full ocean depths. Clients include marine contracting firms, commercial diving companies, oil and gas service companies, law enforcement agencies, offshore wind farms, film production companies, universities and marine science institutions. In addition to the manufacturing capabilities offered by its Alameda location, DOER has benefited from the unique mix of human capital in the Bay Area, says Taylor. “It’s been impactful because we get people that are tech savvy and naturally curious, and just by their nature a little bit more willing to look at things in a non-traditional way.” DOER gives back by inspiring local students’ interest in marine science. Taylor hopes to impart some of the same experiences she had growing up in the marine industry. “I think every kid starts off as an explorer,” she says. “They kind of move away from it without knowing it.”

Using light to analyze complex materials

pplied Spectra is a prime example of tech transfer at work. The company designs and manufactures customized, scientific equipment for chemical analysis based on technology pioneered at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Using lasers, Applied Spectra is able to remove a nano amount of material from a sample and process its chemical composition. The process is cleaner, gives immediate feedback, is less expensive and enables workers to enjoy a safer environment free of the chemicals traditionally used to perform analysis. Applied Spectra’s instruments are highly versatile and can be used to address multiple industrial applications, including real-time monitoring

“ We are well on our way to reaching large-scale markets.” Richard Russo, President, Applied Spectra

of materials, solar cells, LED products, Berkeley National Laboratory since food, pharmaceuticals, toys, batteries, 1982. The research became a comsteel, polymers and more. mercial success when it was spun off Applied Spectra is based in Fre- in 2004. mont, selected for its proximity to The company, which started out Silicon Valley, excellent office and lab with two employees now employees space and access to a wide pool of en- 25 people and expects to double or gineers and scientists. triple in size over the next few years as Like many other well-known Sili- the instruments are designed and encon Valley companies, Applied Spec- gineered for on-line real time analysis. tra is a spin off of a major Bay Area Gestation for companies like Apresearch institution. The laser tech- plied Spectra is generally 15-20 years, nology employed by Applied Spec- but they are well on their way to tra has been funded by the U.S. De- reaching large scale markets within partment of Energy at the Lawrence only 10 years.

finalist: Applied Spectra Innovation: Customized, scientific-equipment for chemical analysis. Location: Fremont President: Richard Russo Employees: 25 Regional significance: Versatile technology adaptable for a range of industries.

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ne of the East Bay’s largest private technology companies, with annual sales in excess of $275 million, OSIsoft supplies software to manufacturers, energy companies and utilities worldwide. OSIsoft software is used to capture, process, analyze and store realtime data that helps businesses run more effectively. “Our products help our customers meet new challenges and leverage technological advances to be more innovative in their businesses,” says OSIsoft President Jenny Linton. “The result is they are able to be more energy efficient, more reliable and safer.” For example, OSIsoft’s PI System enables a utility company to more accurately measure electrical power quality and distribution. OSIsoft was the first to come up with this form of an operational intelligence system and has stayed ahead of the pack for the past 30 years, says Founder Dr. J. Patrick Kennedy. “The challenge is to invent faster than people can steal.” From its headquarters in San Leandro, OSIsoft manages 26 offices worldwide. East Bay customers include Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Chevron and the East Bay Municipal Utility District.

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winner: OSIsoft Innovation: Enterprise software infrastructure to manage real-time data and events. Location: San Leandro President: Jenny Linton Employees: 350 San Leandro; 1,100 worldwide Revenue 2014: $275 million+ Regional significance: Providing “the juice” and anchoring the East Bay’s tech cluster. East Bay Favorite: Historic Sweet’s Ballroom (since closed).

Jenny Linton President, OSIsoft

“ The Bay Area is the only place in the world to run a software company.” Jenny Linton, President, Osisoft

Being in the East Bay, says Linton, OSIsoft has benefited from its good working relationships with the

area’s universities, particularly the talented software engineers coming out of UC Berkeley and Stanford.

“The Bay Area is the only place in the world to run a software company,” says Linton. “There are so many educated people here and there’s a prevalence of an entrepreneurial willingness to take risks.” “The mindset of Northern Californians is unique,” she notes. “People here have an ability to try, fail and start over again.” Two other big advantages to being located in San Leandro cited by Linton are its central location and access to good transportation. “Our proximity to freeways, BART and the Oakland Airport makes it easier to hire from all around the Bay Area.” OSIsoft has signed a 10-year lease as the anchor tenant of the new Downtown San Leandro Tech Campus. When completely built out, the campus will have more than 500,000 square feet of new office space designed to attract more tech companies to the East Bay. Assisting in that effort is the Lit San Leandro high-speed fiber optic loop built and operated by OSIsoft in a unique public-private partnership with the city. “We try to lead by example,” says Linton. “Part of our new office space will be used as an incubator to encourage new companies to come into San Leandro.”

Out front in the motion capture industry

f any company could be considered an expert at motion tracking software, it would be PhaseSpace. Founded in 1994, the company has been at the forefront of motion capTracy McSherry, CEO, PhaseSpace ture technology for decades. “We’ve been doing this stuff for more ics and entertainment. Stanford, MIT, Disney and NASA. than 20 years now, so we’re way ahead In some respects, being an innova“The tracking technology we’ve deof the curve,” says CEO Tracy McSherry. tor has meant PhaseSpace had to wait veloped is the highest resolution, fastPhaseSpace has made its mark “for innovations from the mobile de- est tracking system in the world,” Mcby offering motion capture systems vice industry and the Bay Area’s bur- Sherry said. that are less resource-intensive. geoning robotics industry to catch up,” Located in a former Dodge plant PhaseSpace’s high-speed cameras, says McSherry. “We’re now moving that’s being repositioned as an innovalenses and software don’t require forward to create solutions for Google, tion center, PhaseSpace’s leadership in a specialized Bot & Dolly and hundreds of other in- motion capture technology is helping room or team of novators.” to attract firms from across the country operators. The technology offered by Phase to the East Bay. By lowering Space has been used for a wide variety Being located in such a centrally locosts and ease of applications, from a weekly politi- cated hub for technology companies of access, Phase cal satire cartoon show in Canada to a has enabled the PhaseSpace team to Space systems are virtual training program for the Navy. easily access partners and clients from enabling users to The Air Force uses the PhaseSpace around the globe. do groundbreak- system’s tracking technology to mea“I can pop up to Berkeley or down ing research in sure airplane deformations in wind to Stanford in half an hour,” says McTracy McSherry robotics, health tunnels. Other high-profile clients Sherry. “We can reach 100 companies CEO, Phasespace care, aerodynam- include the U.S. Army, UC Berkeley, in the same amount of time. We can

“ Being ahead of the curve has meant waiting for Virtual Reality and TeleRobotics to finally happen.”

finalist: Phasespace Innovation: Advancing motioncapture technology. Location: San Leandro CEO: Tracy McSherry Employees: 12 Revenue 2014: $2 million Regional significance: Creating solutions for innovators and research institutions from NASA to Google, UC Berkeley to Stanford and MIT. East Bay Favorite: Paradiso Restaurant. fly out of Oakland or San Francisco international airports and be anywhere in the world.”

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lue Bottle Coffee is an East Bay original. The roastery started in 2002 in Oakland’s Temescal District and is now headquartered in the Jack London Produce District. Founder James Freeman’s love of coffee started it all. “At the time, there was no place I could go to buy a bag of coffee beans with a roast date on it. I was roasting coffee beans on a perforated baking sheet at home in order to get the kind of coffee I wanted to drink,” says Freeman. “The whole idea of making fresh coffee was relatively new. If I wanted it, I had to do it myself.” Before long, Blue Bottle developed a presence at local farmers’ markets, eventually moving into its current Oakland roastery. Now, with roasteries in Brooklyn, Los Angeles and Tokyo, in addition to the Oakland site, Blue Bottle remains absolutely committed to the taste of freshly roasted coffee, uniquely poured for the individual.

winner: blue Bottle coffee Innovation: Artisan-crafted, custom-roasted coffee. Location: Oakland, with roasteries in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Brooklyn and Tokyo Founder & CEO: James Freeman Employees: 340 Regional significance: Enhancing the draw of the East Bay’s quality-food culture. James Freeman Founder, Blue Bottle Coffee

“The East Bay has a great food community,” says Freeman. “We’re not far from local farms and there’s a great culture of collaboration.”

New products and flavor pairings, like the TCHO mochas in California and the new TCHO Mokaccino bar, have been created out of Blue Bottle’s

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East Bay favorite: Lake Merritt.

relationships with other local artisanal food producers. Freeman’s adherence to quality and continued innovation is what

LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM

The East Bay Economic Development Alliance (East Bay EDA) promotes, advocates and influences legislation that contributes to a strong economy and quality of life that attracts business, job opportunities and investment to the East Bay region. The East Bay EDA educates its members, East Bay residents and working communities on important policy matters and ballot measures which may affect regional competitiveness, and alerts members to issues of regional significance that require member participation in the shaping of policies. East Bay EDA supports legislation that:

real estate

• Promotes education programs and workforce development efforts that create local workforces responsive to business driven needs.

technology

• Promotes strategic land use and infrastructure needs that take into account transit-oriented development and environmental stewardship. • Expands business networks and market development through international trade, investment, incentives and smart growth strategies. • Promotes efficiencies and regulatory improvements for economic growth. • Increases recognition of the exceptional assets that make the East Bay region a desirable place to do business. The East Bay EDA conducts regular visits with its elected officials and creates opportunities for these policy makers to engage with cross-sector leaders working collaboratively to build the East Bay economy through regional strategies.

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“Blue Bottle stands out as an exemplar of the East Bay’s bootstrappy, quality-focused food culture.” James Freeman, Founder, Blue Bottle Coffee

distinguishes the Blue Bottle brand. Last year, that brand secured Blue Bottle a new round of investment valued at $25.75 million. The investor group included a who’s who of big names in technology and innovation, including Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom, Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, Google Ventures, True Ventures and a number of other funds organized by Morgan Stanley Investment Management. The latest round is on top of the $20 million Blue Bottle raised in October 2012. Blue Bottle has created dozens of jobs at both the retail and administrative level and has seen several of its employees branch out to open their own coffee shops and roasteries in the Bay Area and elsewhere. Additionally, Blue Bottle cafes operate as anchors in artisanal food communities, attracting like-minded restaurateurs to set up shop and serving as social centers where artists and people in business come to brainstorm and mingle – and drink great coffee.

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onsumers are becoming more concerned with knowing where their food comes from and how it’s produced – and when it comes to grain, the answers are coming from Community Grains. When Bob Klein wanted to acquire California-grown whole grain ingredients for his Oliveto restaurant, it proved to be more difficult than anticipated. Frustrated with the lack of information and product, Klein founded Community Grains to provide informaBob Klein tion about what Founder, they were eating. Community Before ComGrains munity Grains, “grain was completely void of information,” says Klein. “When you bought a bag of flour, you didn’t know when it was grown or how it was grown and milled.” The company has developed its own Whole Grain Standard, which it defines as grain with 100 percent of the germ, bran and endosperm found in the grain, as well as being milled without those three components be-

Land Use & Infrastructure Committee

Chair - John McManus Executive Director, Brokerage Cushman & Wakefield

Economic Development Directors’ Council Chair – Catherine Ralston Economic Development Director, City of Livermore Chair-Elect – Oscar Dominguez Director, Contra Costa County Small Business Development Center

Employer Advisory for Education and Workforce Development Committee Chair – Kevin Pegels Vice President, Global Supply Chain Management Bayer HealthCare

International Trade & Investment Committee Co-Chair – James Falaschi President, Transbay Holdings Co-Chair – Deborah Ale Flint Director of Aviation, Oakland International Airport

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Sourcing healthful whole grains

COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP

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finalist: Community Grains Innovation: Maintains its own Whole Grain Standard and requirements for milling. Location: Oakland CEO: Bob Klein Employees: 4 Regional significance: Works primarily with local farmers. East Bay Favorite: Sibley Park

ing separated at any point. “The motivation for Community Grains was genuine curiosity coupled with the awareness of a clear need for a better, more transparent understanding of whole grains,” says Klein. “We saw an opportunity to make food not only more delicious, but more healthy, and to connect our local community deeper to their food system.” Klein is working with a group of researchers from the Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute and faculty members from UC Berkeley to learn

“We’re contributing to what cooks and bakers can do and how people think about a major food source.” Bob Klein, Founder, Community Grains

more about the health benefits of true whole grain milling. The conversation about whole grain has come a long way in just a few years, says Klein. “I think it’s essential.” Community Grains is building what Klein describes as a local whole grain economy, which includes plans for a grain cleaning and storage facility capable of maintaining organic certification as well as working with local farmers on seed development and crop planning. “We are on track to having five million pounds of locally grown and consumed Identity Preserved organic wheat available in California,” says Klein. Community Grains products can be found in 35 Whole Foods locations, other large chains and small momand-pop groceries, and are frequently included in retailers “local picks’’ or “California Product’’ sections.

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Co-Chair – Greg Chan Senior Community Affairs Officer, EBMUD Co-Chair – Art Dao Executive Director, Alameda County Transportation Commission

Legislation & Advocacy Committee Co-Chair – Ed Del Beccaro Managing Director, Transwestern Interim Co-Chair – Tom Guarino Government Relations Manager, PG&E

Marketing & Communications Committee Chair – Carol Johnson Assistant General Manager, East Bay Regional Park District

Membership Engagement Committee Co-Chair – Honorable Karen Stepper Vice Mayor, Town of Danville Co-Chair - Michael Brown Managing Partner, Brown Church & Gee LLP

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Way to go East Bay Innovation Award Winners! Innovative, creative, unique. These are just a few of the words we could use to describe your latest achievement. Instead we’ll just say congratulations. Because you deserve it.

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haun Tai, executive director of the Oakland Digital Arts & Literacy Center, compares the challenges of being an entrepreneur to his first ascent of Mt. Diablo as a new bike rider. “Everything in business seems easy after riding 44 miles and climbing 4,000 feet in elevation,” laughs Tai. Tai, whose mother had a small business in Oakland, grew up there and graduated from California State University East Bay in 2009. He founded the nonprofit Oakland Digital in Oakland’s Chinatown to bridge the digital literacy and opportunity divide. In the process, Oakland Digital is also bringing together the generations and entrepreneurs that reflect the city’s diversity. “In the 21st century, a small business’ ability to use social media and online technology tools is absolutely necessary to their survival,” says Tai. Many small business owners need

winner: Oakland digital Arts & Literacy Center Innovation: Bridging the digital literacy and opportunity divide. Location: Oakland Founder & Executive Director: Shaun Tai Employees: 6; 20 volunteers Revenue 2014: $300,000

Shaun Tai Founder & Executive Director, Oakland Digital Arts & Literacy Center

Regional significance: Fostering the success of small businesses and helping students connect to the world of digital arts. East Bay Favorite: Biking on Mt. Diablo.

“We’re challenged to implement new technologies to help businesses grow.” Shaun Tai, Founder & Executive Director, Oakland Digital Arts & Literacy Center

to learn how to put digital technology to use, says Tai, and students need the experience of building a resume to find jobs in the East Bay’s growing tech sector. The award-winning digital marketing agency trains young talent to create social marketing campaigns for under-resourced small businesses, while preparing them to connect to the jobs pipeline. Students learn career-related skills, have their resume and design portfolio reviewed by tech professionals and receive paid internships.

East Bay Cares East Oakland Youth Development Center Girls Inc. of Alameda County Kennedy-King Memorial Scholarship Program Richmond High School Robotics Team Techbridge Tri-Valley YMCA West Contra Costa YMCA Youth Radio

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“We are generating a community One of Oakland Digital’s tactics is of creatives empowered to pursue to expose small business owners and work they love in the city they love,” digital arts students to top-tier tech says Tai. companies, like Square, which proIn an intensive, three-month provided some 220 point-of-sale tools, gram, small business participants changing the way businesses can receive hands-on training in digital process credit cards. tools, social media applications and “The East Bay is a hotbed of enmarketing strategies. trepreneurs, and we have all these To date, more than 1,100 small great tech companies here – from business owners have received Oak- Pandora to Ask.com,” says Tai. “Oakland Digital training; 80 percent land Digital is creating partnerships have increased their gross sales by so that we can all work together to at least 10 percent over a three- to make the East Bay a better and more 12-month period. prosperous place.”


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Investing in the STEM pipeline

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he scientific and technological innovation that drives the greater Bay Area economy is strongly bolstered by having two of the country’s premier science and engineering labs – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Sandia National Laboratories – located in Livermore. In turn, both National Laboratories appreciate that their success depends on a “best in class” labor force and a top notch educational system, from elementary school through post-doctoral university studies, that prepares students for careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). “Our lifeblood is in STEM education,” says Denise Koker, Sandia’s senior manager of human resources and business operations. “Without it, we don’t have a pipeline of the new talent that’s so critical to our mission.” Sandia partners with schools to provide hands-on activities and programs that are as close to real world experience as possible. Sandia Family Science Nights reach some 6,000 students and their parents from more than 30 Tri-Valley schools. Sandia also runs the Department of Energy’s Regional Science Bowl for middle and high school, and programs to encourage girls and women to consider careers in STEM. “Exploration – trying and sometimes failing – is part of the learning experience that’s key to innovation,” says Stephanie Beasly, community relations officer at Sandia. LLNL’s primary approach is to focus on professional development for middle and high school teachers. LLNL is one of several federally funded research centers to provide early-career science teachers with an eight- week paid mentored research internship. “If we’re going to be successful as a country, we have to motivate students to be excited about these disciplines,” says Joanna Albala, LLNL’s director of education programs. “Through outreach to teachers, we can make a powerful impact.” At LLNL’s Teacher Research Academy, educators meet scientists,

Nuubia SF

Abbott Diabetes Care

Oakland Digital Arts & Literacy Center

Alphabet Energy

Oakland Makers

Applied Spectra

OSIsoft

Ardelyx, Inc.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Bayer HealthCare

Pasteurization Technology Group

Because We Can

PhaseSpace, Inc.

Beyond Lucid Technologies

Phoenix Research Labs

Biocare Medical

Quarrio

Blue Bottle Coffee

Quick Mount PV

Bruce Croskey Real Estate

R Mo LLC

finalist: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE & SANDIA NATIONAL LABoratories

Centro Community Partners

Ramar Foods International

Choicelunch

Reterro

Community Grains

Rivendell Woodworks

COMPASS Product Design, Inc.

Schubros Brewery

Cutting Edge Capital

SfunCube

CyArk

Spicely Organics

Innovation: Advancing STEM education.

Deep Ocean Exploration and Research (DOER)

Spirometrix, Inc.

Location: Livermore

Drake’s Brewing Company

Director of Education Programs, LLNL: Joanna Albala; Director of University Relations, LLNL: John Knezovich.

East Bay Mini Maker Faire Ecologic Brands

Sutter Health Research Development and Dissemination/ Better Health East Bay

FATHOM

TeenMesh

Fibralign Corporation

The Dow Chemical Company

Hack the Hood

Thermo Fisher Scientifc

Sr. Manager, Human Relations & Business Operations, Sandia: Denise Koker; Community Relations Officer, Sandia: Stephanie Beasly

Halus Power Systems

Title21 Health Solutions

HoneyPoint3D

TMG Partners

Hyve Solutions, a Division of SYNNEX Corporation

TopLine

Employees: 1,200 at Sandia/ California site; 6,200 at LLNL

Imprint Energy

Urban Strategies Council

Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group

Vigilent

Jamba Juice Company

Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.

Juniper Ridge

Zero Net Energy Center

Denise Koker Sr. Manager Human Relations & Business Operations, Sandia

Joanna Albala Director of Education Programs, LLNL

Revenue FY 2014: Sandia, $2.6 billion; LLNL, $1.5 billion Regional significance: Investing in the STEM workforce pipeline.

Towill, Inc.

VIsual Supply Co (VSCO)

Kapor Center for Social Impact KSI Keyboards

learn to use science equipment and processes, and experience science through direct involvement. “We don’t do textbook science,” says John Knezovich, LLNL director of university relations. “We engage students in the reality of how science gets done.”

Strategic Threat Management

Laptop Lounge Lawrence Livermore National Lab and Sandia National Labs Life Technologies

There were a total of 178 nominations submitted this year. The list above represents those companies/ organizations who accepted their nomination during the assessment process.

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Judges Bill Browne Manex

Erin Kilmer-Neel Sustainable Business Alliance

Nicole Rigg Chevron

Karen Burns East Bay Manufacturing Group

Cheryl Koehler Edible East Bay

Kennan Salinero Yamana Science and Technology

Art Dao Alameda County Transportation Commission

Ron MacArthur Broker

Bruce Simon Gateways East Bay STEM Network, CSUEB

Narsai David Narsai’s Specialty Food Dr. Patrick Dempsey Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Mark Duesler Wente Vineyards Mike Fernald San Francisco Business Times Debrah Giles East Bay Community Foundation Teresa Goodwin HBA, Inc. Randy Iwasaki Contra Costa Transportation Authority

Chris Martin Pandora Mark Martin California Community Colleges Leslie McBride GO-Biz, State of California Mike McGill EC²

Steve Spiker Urban Strategies Council Venkatesh Srinivasan Bayer HealthCare Dr. Gregory Theyel East Bay Biomedical Manufacturing Network

Anca Mosoiu TechLiminal

Armando Viramontes Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Patience Ofodu Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County

Lance Winters St. George Spirits

Trina Ostrander Bayer HealthCare

Gary Wolff StopWaste

Facilitators

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David Biggs City of Hercules

Jenny Linton OSIsoft

Rich Seithel Contra Costa County

Chris Chan Port of Oakland

Erwin Reeves Richmond Community Foundation

Robert Wilkins YMCA of the East Bay

Kelly Kline City of Fremont

Nina Robinson Inner City Advisors

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LEADERSHIP Hon. Keith Carson Chair

Deborah Ale Flint 2nd Vice Chair

Ed Del Beccaro At Large

ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Supervisor, District 5

PORT OF OAKLAND Director of Aviation

TRANSWESTERN Managing Director

Robert Brown 2nd Vice Chair

James Falaschi At Large

AAA OF NORTHERN CA, NV & UT Director, Communications & Community Affairs

TRANSBAY HOLDINGS President & CEO

Jim Foley Vice Chair WELLS FARGO Executive Vice President & Lead Regional President, Bay Area Region

Hon. Candace Andersen 2nd Vice Chair CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Supervisor, District 2

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City of Richmond City of San Leandro City of Union City Comcast Community Bank Of The Bay Constant Contact Contra Costa County Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence (Manex) Cushman & Wakefield of California, Inc. East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE) East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation East Bay Community Foundation East Bay Municipal Utility District East Bay Regional Park District East Bay Zoological Society (The Oakland Zoo) EMANIO, Inc. FATHOM Focal Point Business Coaching Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay Green Ox Pallet Technology Hacienda Business Park Hayward Area Recreation & Park District Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Contra Costa County Holy Names University Hospital Council of Northern & Central California Inner City Advisors Jobs and Housing Coalition Kaiser Permanente Kos Read Group Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 304 Laney College Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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