Alfred Mandel has been an entrepreneur since his teens and has over thirty years experience in technology businesses, notably at Apple Computer and Redgate Communications. Known as a “company builder”, Alfred has advised and invested in many Internet related, ventures including: Ask Inc, Google, MetaLINCS, N8 Systems, NextBio, PowerSet and many others. Alfred co-founded and ran Tenex Medical Investors, which become this country’s largest angel investor group for the health and life sciences. Alfred holds a degree in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Barbara an MA in Environmental Design, and a Masters in Urban and Regional planning, both from the School of Architecture at the University of Oregon.