Lee Bailey - Director

Lee Bailey is an Advisory Partner at Rustic Canyon Partners, where he focuses on investing in energy based companies. Lee started his career as a lawyer and then held several senior management positions with Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. ("ECD"), a publicly traded energy technology development company. Lee also served as the White House Director for International Science and Technology Commercialization Programs from 1995 to 1997 where he represented the U.S. government in promoting its strategy of privatization and commercialization of technology developed in Russia, Egypt, Israel and South Africa. In addition, Lee served as the CEO of several start-up companies, including the Rural Health Care Corporation and Quantum Medical Corporation. Lee is also a founding partner of US Renewables Group, LLC, a fund formed with the participation of Rustic Canyon Partners. US Renewables Group invests in renewable power and clean fuel assets. Lee received a law degree from Washington University School of Law, an M.S. from Northwestern University and a B.A. from St. Lawrence University. www.rusticcanyon.com

Wolfgang Bullmer – Chief Executive Officer

Wolfgang Bullmer is the Chief Executive Officer of Transonic Combustion. He brings with him over 25 years experience in the automotive sector. He has recently served in leadership positions with BorgWarner as Vice President Advanced Engine Engineering and BorgWarner Morse TEC as VP and General Manager of Engine Products where he spearheaded the introduction of a new cam torque actuated variable cam timing system (winner of 2 PACE awards in 2009). Prior to this, he was with Mann+Hummel GmbH from 1998 to 2003 as VP Sales OEM and VP of its Intake Manifold Business Unit. In this role he led a team which grew the business to the number one position in the world via Advanced Technology, M&A and strategic alliances. Previously from 1986 to 1998, he held multiple positions with increasing responsibility in sales and engineering with Robert Bosch GmbH. Wolfgang has earned B.S. & M.S. Electrical Engineering degrees from the Technical University of Stuttgart and holds several patents.

Samir Kaul - Director

Samir Kaul is a founding general partner at Khosla Ventures where he primarily focuses on renewable energy, clean technologies and life sciences investing. While at Khosla Ventures, Samir has been a co-founder/founding investor in Calera, Cogenra, CoSkata, Gevo (GEVO), Kior (KIOR), Lanza, Sakti3; he has also led the firm’s investments in Amyris (AMRS), Ausra (acquired by Areva), Draths (acquired by Amyris), PRAJ Industries (BSE:PRAJ), Stion, Transonic Combustion, Segetis, NanoH20, Soladigm, and a number of early-stage science projects.

Before joining forces with Khosla, Samir was with Flagship Ventures. During his 5 years there, he was involved in starting and investing in a number of companies including Helicos BioSciences (NASDAQ: HLCS), Epitome (acquired by Millipore), Codon Devices, LS9, and Morphotek (acquired by Eisai). Prior to Flagship, Samir gained a great scientific background at Venter’s Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) where he ran the project of sequencing the genome of Arabidopsis thaliana.

Samir holds a B.S. from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. www.khoslaventures.com

Robert Lutz - Director

Bob Lutz recently retired from 9 years as Vice Chairman of General Motors where he revolutionized the company’s product development efforts.  He has recently served in senior leadership positions with Exide Corporation, Chrysler Corporation, Ford Motor Company, BMW, and General Motors. Bob serves as chairman of The New Common School Foundation and is also a member of the board of trustees for the U.S. Marine Corps University Foundation and vice chairman of the board of trustees for the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen, Texas.  He earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of California-Berkeley, an honorary doctor of management degree from Kettering University, and an honorary doctorate of law degree from Boston University.  In 2006 the SAE Foundation named him the recipient of its 2006 Manufacturing Leadership Award.

Ray A. Rothrock - Director

Ray A. Rothrock is a managing general partner of Venrock Associates. He joined Venrock in 1988 and became a managing general partner in 2001. His investment interests include energy, materials science, and information technology. Ray has directly participated in over 40 investments for Venrock. In addition to his activities at Venrock, Ray serves on the Board of the Texas A & M Foundation and is Chair of its Investment Committee. Ray received a B.S. summa cum lade in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A & M University, an S.M. in Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. with Distinction from the Harvard Business School. www.venrock.com

Donald Runkle - Director

Don Runkle currently serves as CEO of EcoMotors, a company developing clean, efficient, and lightweight propulsion systems. Until mid-2005, Don served as Vice Chairman and Chief Technology Officer of Delphi Corporation, responsible for deploying lean principles and integrating engineering, manufacturing and purchasing, and for leading major international customer accounts. Previously, Don served in several Engineering Leadership roles with General Motors including overseeing programs that earned “Top 10 Engine” and “Car of the Year” awards. Don currently holds posts as non-executive Chairman of EaglePicher Corporation, an operating executive for Tennenbaum Capital Partners, director of Lear Corporation, WinCup Corporation and Environmental Systems Products Holdings, and as a board director on MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and James P. Womanck’s Lean Enterprise Institue. He holds a B.S. and M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Michigan and a M.B.A. from MIT.

Matthew Trevithick - Director

Matthew Trevithick is a Partner at Venrock, which he joined in 2004. His primary areas of investment are information technology, nanotechnology and energy. Prior to Venrock, Matt co-founded and sold two software companies, Flash Communications (a developer of instant messaging technology) was acquired by Microsoft in 1998 and LiquidMarket (a product search and comparison shopping service) was acquired by NBC Internet in 1999. Matt began his career in project finance and currency trading, gaining professional experience in Tokyo, London, Singapore and New York. Matt has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.S. in Management from the MIT Sloan School. www.venrock.com