Jonathan Foster

Jon Foster is CFO of LS9, Inc., a technology leader in the development of renewable and sustainable chemicals and fuels.  Foster has spent the last fifteen years in leadership roles in entrepreneurial public and private technology companies in the Silicon Valley.  Prior to moving to the Silicon Valley, Foster served as a deputy director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.  
 
Foster is a founding member of the Board of Directors and the investment committee of the California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF), an innovative private non-profit spurring investment in start-up clean energy companies. He also serves as vice-chair of the Utilities Advisory Commission for the City of Palo Alto, a leader in the use of renewable energy and the only city in California with a municipal utility that provides electricity, gas, and water. In addition, he serves on the National Advisory Council for Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), a national organization of business leaders who promote sound energy and environmental policies to build American prosperity.  
 
Foster holds a BS in mechanical engineering from Yale University and a JD from Harvard Law School.