Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (a key investor in Crowd Factory) is proud to announce the appointment last week of Mark Gorenberg to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). PCAST is an advisory group of the nation’s leading scientists and engineers who directly advise the President and the Executive Office of the President. PCAST makes policy recommendations in the many areas where understanding of science, technology, and innovation is key to strengthening our economy and forming policy that works for the American people. PCAST is administered by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).

Mark joins a distinguished group at PCAST.  Congratulations to Mark!!  Below is an excerpt of a press release announced released from the White House.

President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts:

• Mark Gorenberg, Member, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
• Azizah al-Hibri, Member, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
• Nancy Brooks Gilbert, Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council
• Rear Admiral Michelle J. Howard, Member, Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Academy
• Deborah E. Lipstadt, Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council
• Ike Skelton, Member, American Battle Monuments Commission
• Marc R. Stanley, Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council
• Tamara Toussaint, Member, Commission on Presidential Scholars

President Obama said, “I am grateful these accomplished men and women have agreed to join this Administration, and I’m confident they will serve ably in these important roles. I look forward to working with them in the coming months and years.”