John Micek III

From 2000 to 2010, Mr. Micek was managing director of Silicon Prairie Partners, LP, a Palo Alto, California–based family-owned venture fund. Since 2010, Mr. Micek has been managing partner of Verdant Ventures, a merchant bank dedicated to sourcing and funding university and corporate lab spinouts in areas including pharmaceuticals and cleantech. Mr. Micek serves on the board of directors of Armanino Foods of Distinction, Innovaro Corporation, and JAL/Universal Assurors. He is also a board member and the CEO and CFO of Enova Systems, and from March 2014 to August 2015 he served as interim CFO for Smith Electric Vehicles Inc. From 2000-2003, he was on the board of directors of Universal Warranty Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of GMACI (a General Motors subsidiary).