Tom Shields

SVP Strategic Integration

2025

Board Member

2025

CEO and CTO

2019

Coaching, strategy consulting, and investment for mission-driven technology companies in the Bay Area. Also writing Solidity code for a couple of stealth projects. Github available on request. http://eriven.com

Board Chair

2022 - 2025

Eion uses enhanced rock weathering to actually take carbon dioxide out of the air and permanently sequester it for thousands of years - an essential part of any CO2 mitigation solution.

Board Chair

2023 - 2025

Ammonia is responsible for 50% of global food. But ammonia production is the world's most polluting chemical industrial process, responsible for 500mt of CO2 annual emissions. Enter Nium,at the forefront of the green ammonia revolution.

Partner

2019 - 2025

Help identify, research, and invest in opportunities in the food and agtech space, with some of the best connected people in the business.

Board Chair

2023 - 2025

AI for agriculture needs data to be effective. Neatleaf delivers clever robotics to capture proprietary greenhouse data, including greenness, moisture, vapor pressure deficit, carbon dioxide, and light, from the entire canopy multiple times per day. Customers say their AI substantially reduces scouting labor, and flags issues before they affect yield.

Chairman of the Board

2020 - 2023

Archblock is building the world’s most transparent and efficient asset management platform. I'm happy be part of the journey.

Company Builder

2020 - 2020

I consulted for a large family office focusing on harnessing technology to solve global challenges and drive positive impact in the areas of health and food systems. Specifically I was brought in to help incubate technology startups in food and ag. Due to pandemic conditions, the family office decided to dissolve the entity pre-launch.

Strategy Advisor

2018 - 2019

Strategy advisor during the integration of AppNexus and AT&T AdWorks to form AdCo, ultimately named Xandr.