Jane Metcalfe — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Received the Lifetime Achievement Award at The 19th Annual Webby Awards in 2015.
Co-founder and former president of Wired Ventures, creator and original publisher of Wired magazine.
Founder and CEO of proto.life (formerly NEO.LIFE), a web-based and email magazine focused on biological technologies.
Executive Chair of the Human Immunome Project, an NGO focused on building mechanistic and probabilistic models of the human immunome.
Co-founder of Tcho Chocolate, a Berkeley, Calif.-based maker and vendor of artisanal chocolates.
Partner in Força da Imaginaçao, an independent investment concern with interests in technology, media, and real estate.
Serves as CoChair, Futures Council at Focused Ultrasound Foundation and as vice president of the board of trustees of the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.

Biography

Jane Metcalfe is a prominent entrepreneur and publisher, best known as the co-founder and former president of Wired Ventures, where she was also the creator and original publisher of Wired magazine. Her career has consistently focused on the transformative impact of technology. Currently, Metcalfe is the Founder and CEO of proto.life, a platform dedicated to exploring how biological technologies will drive human evolution.