Umadevi Gopaldass | Board of Directors

Umadevi Gopaldass

Umadevi Gopaldass is a seasoned board director boasting over three decades of extensive global experience spanning the Natural Resources, Technology, and Engineering sectors. She is celebrated for her leadership in driving transformation across industries and playing pivotal roles in revolutionizing global supply chains, capital developments, and enterprise risk governance. Her contributions to corporate governance are recognized and accredited by Corporate Directors International. Through her firm, Leading Lotus, a CEO mentorship, Uma empowers executives to navigate diverse business challenges, from securing financing to targeting strategic markets, fostering investor confidence along the way.

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Komathi Stem

Komathi Stem | Board of Directors

Komathi Stem

Komathi Stem

Komathi is an entrepreneurial systems thinker focused on sparking an ecosystem change that accelerates research through greater collaboration across the healthcare ecosystem. She is currently the founder and CEO of monARC Bionetworks, a healthcare data collection and analytics company.

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Dez Stone Mendez

Dez Stone Menendez | Board of Directors

Dez Stone Mendez

Dez Stone Menendez

Dez has been the Director of Innovation at Colorado College since September 2016. She began working as a serial entrepreneur at age 23, and the orienting principle of her work is to empower people to lead larger and more creative lives. She is the founder and owner of the Possibility Room, which began as a startup incubator in Seattle, focused on executing new businesses and expanding existing businesses.

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Jeff Jonas, Ph.D.

Jeff Jonas, Ph.D. | Board of Directors

Jeff Jonas, Ph.D.

Jeff Jonas, Ph.D.

Jeff is an eight-time Emmy award winner and an influential leader in the sports media industry for the past 25 years. Currently, the managing director of global business development for Intel Sports. In his position, he has led partnerships with the NBA, the NFL, the PGA Tour, MLB, Turner Sports, and more.

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Sarah England

Sarah England, Ph.D. | Board of Directors

Sarah England

Sarah England, Ph.D.

Sarah K. England, Ph.D. is the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Medicine and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Washington University. Dr. England has authored many research and review articles and has reviewed for multiple journals and serves on review committees for multiple funding agencies including the NIH, March of Dimes, American Heart Association, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. She was a 2005-06 Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow and worked in the office of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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Brad Tompkins

Brad Tompkins | Board of Directors

Brad Tompkins

Brad Tompkins

Brad is the CFO for a Boulder-based company called, Furniture For Life. He is also an entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in distribution, manufacturing, and technology. In addition to being a business owner, Brad is a managing partner with small enterprise and board of directors experience. Brad has strong business development skills including accounting, analytics, systems development, customer service, strategic planning, and finance.

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Craig Jonas, Ph.D. | Founder & CEO

Craig Jonas, Ph.D.

Craig is a lifelong entrepreneur with a history of success across the fields of business, academics, and athletics. He has over 30 years of experience in management with a passion for team-building and drawing individuals with big ideas together.

 

Craig founded CoPeace in 2018, put together a highly-talented team and board, and quickly helped CoPeace achieve Certified B Corp. and Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) status. He launched CoPeace’s holding company with strong initial investments in sustainable infrastructure and impact-related services. In order to democratize access to the equity game, Craig spurred the creation of a successful crowdfunding investment vehicle. He has been featured in Forbes, Worth, Triple Pundit and numerous other publications and outlets and is a frequent guest on investing-related podcasts.

What’s your ikigai?

 

"To focus on the long-term future of the world and how I can actively be part of solutions to make it a better place for all inhabitants."

Prior to CoPeace, Craig served as COO of Basketball Travelers and BTI Events, an elite sports event management and media conglomerate. In this role, he supervised international sporting events and tours worldwide. He served as the head or deputy head of the American delegation for the Summer and Winter World University Games from 2007-17.

 

Previously, Craig served as vice president for business development for the broadcast media technology firm, Sportvision, best known for bringing revolutionary visual enhancements to live sports broadcasts, including American football’s yellow first-down line and baseball’s strike zone. Prior to Sportvision, Craig served as the executive vice president of Coach’s Edge and helped initiate its $100-million merger with Sportvision.

 

Craig earned his doctorate in conflict management from the University of Kansas, where he also taught leadership, marketing, and management courses. Craig earned a bachelor’s degree from Carleton College in Minnesota, and completed a masters degree at Colorado State University. He is the father of two sons and lives with his wife, Seanna, and dog, Fergus, in Colorado.

What do you want to do before you die?

 

"I’m doing it! It took me until I was in my 50’s to figure out what I wanted to do when I grew up."

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