Bill Byers is an AIChE Fellow and served as AIChE President in 2004. He earned a BS in chemical engineering from Oregon State Univ. and an MBA from the Univ. of Oregon. He spent most of his career with CH2M HILL (now Jacobs) where he served as VP and Technology Fellow and is now Principal with WDB Consulting, LLC. He has been an active angel investor for ten years. He is a member of the Chemical Angel Network (https://chemicalangels.com ) and is a Venture Principal with Willamette Valley Capital (https://willamette.vc).