Nidus Center is managed by a Board of Directors with proven experience in effectively bringing new
ideas to market. By combining senior business executives with research scientists, Nidus Center
provides direction vital to entrepreneurial success.

Nicholas L. Reding Nidus Center Board Chairman, Retired Vice-Chairman, Monsanto Company

Roger N. Beachy President, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

David L. Broughton Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Nidus Center

Victoria A. Gonzalez President and CEO, Nidus Center

RB Halaby Founder and Chairman, AgriCapital Corporation

Charles E. Harris Chairman and CEO, Harris & Harris Group, Inc.

Cheryl P. Morley Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Monsanto

William A. Peck Professor of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis

Mark S. Wrighton Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis