Founder of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Alexandria Venture Investments LLC, AgTech Accelerator Corp. and Alexandria Summit, Joel S. Marcus presently occupies the position of Executive Chairman at Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Executive Chairman at Alexandria Venture Investments LLC and Managing Member at Alexandria Equities LLC (both are subsidiaries of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.), Chairman of AgTech Accelerator Corp. and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Alexandria Agtech. Mr. Marcus is also Advisory Board Member at Emerging Technology Partners LLC, Managing Member at Alexandria Equities LLC and Director at Accelerator Services Corp. and on the board of 27 other companies. Joel S. Marcus previously occupied the position of Partner at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP, Tax Manager at Arthur Young & Co. and Secretary & General Counsel of Kirin-Amgen, Inc. He received an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.