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Mr. Woodward brings significant experience in developing and managing the growth of consumer brands. Since joining Crate and Barrel in 2015, he has been responsible for all aspects of merchandising, including sourcing, product design and assortment selection for the global omni-channel home furnishings retailer. Prior to that time, Mr. Woodward was Senior Vice President of Licensed Watches and Jewelry for Fossil, where he was head of the Michael Kors watch and jewelry business. He has also served as Executive Vice President and General Merchandise Manager of The Bombay Company, CEO of Illuminations and Vice President of Pier 1 Imports.

Payam Banazadeh is the founder and CEO of Capella Space. He leads the overall strategy and operations of the company. Before Capella, Payam worked at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, where his work on two NASA missions was honored with their Mariner Award. Payam holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering, from the University of Texas at Austin, and a MS in Business and Management from Stanford. Payam was recently named to Forbes “30 Under 30” list and is a fellow of the National Science Foundation.

Steven is one of the co-founders of Kumu Networks - a venture backed ($25M+ from NEA, Khosla Ventures, Third Point LLC) startup spun out of Stanford University to commercialize research on Full Duplex Wireless. Kumu has invented a cancellation technology that allows a radio to transmit and receive on the same frequency at the same time. The technology is widely applicable to every wireless radio market (LTE, WiFi, Whitespaces, etc.) and beyond the self-explanatory advantage of doubling spectral efficiency, has numerous benefits without requiring any Standards modifications. Prior to Kumu Networks, Steven completed his PhD in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, where his disse...