Steven W. Hutcheson

AE Biofuels, Inc. is an international biofuels company focused on the development, acquisition, construction and operation of next-generation fuel grade ethanol and biodiesel facilities, and the distribution, storage, and marketing of biofuels. The company currently operates a biodiesel manufacturing facility in Kakinada, India and have a next-generation integrated cellulose and starch ethanol demonstration facility in Butte, Montana. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.

Zymetis, Inc. developed novel enzyme products for the emerging bio-refining industry. Its products were designed to achieve lower costs, improved yields and higher manufacturing efficiencies in the conversion of cellulosic biomass to usable sugars. The company was founded in 2006 and was headquartered in College Park, MD.