Charles Francis Bacon

Current

Keeper of the Vision at The Novum Institute
CEO at Due.Com, Inc.
CEO at Due Diligence, Inc.

Founder at The Novum Group
CEO at NewCastle, Inc.

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Past

Managing Director at Merchant Banking International, Inc.
CEO at Fraud Busters, Inc.
Founder at The Synectics Group

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Charles Francis Bacon’s Summary

My most important goal in this lifetime is building The Novum Institute, and having the Institute succeed in substantively changing the position of innovation and knowledge in society, and recognizing, honoring & supporting the leading innovators and knowledge creators.

Some of my other goals include continuing to develop my science of due diligence and improving capital access for entrepreneurs and innovators.

Activities: inventing new ideas & products, advanced artificial intelligence, due diligence systemization, general systems theory, new product development, corporate engineering, financial engineering... researching and developing applications of the pioneering invention, Emergent Intelligence™, a set of principles that unifies complex systems… and also researching and developing applications of another pioneering invention, Next Generation Due Diligence™.

My email: charlesfbacon@thenovumgroup.com

Charles Francis Bacon’s Specialties:

Polymath/Generalist in: advanced technology, science of ideas, science of due diligence, intelligent decision systems, general systems theory, corporate engineering, artificial intelligence, complexity, engineering, entrepreneurialism, financial engineering, innovation, management, manufacturing, modeling, new product development, operations, patent development, pioneering inventions, quality assurance, R&D, security, technology transfer, theory of everything

Charles Francis Bacon’s Experience

Keeper of the Vision

The Novum Institute

(Philanthropy industry)

September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

The Novum Institute is a private research & education nonprofit foundation devoted to the advancement of knowledge & innovation. Novum provides an environment for people to learn how knowledge & innovation are the fundamental building blocks of society & to be understood, developed & applied. Providing tools & support to make new knowledge & innovation become reality, Novum serves creative people creatively, with vision & with reality. Novum is building a support infrastructure for people & organizations around the world to arrange help, including funding, for the most deserving of people advancing knowledge & innovation. Novum programs foster & showcase new innovations for growth-minded organizations thinking today about tomorrow. Novum benchmarks best practices of knowledge & innovation creation & implementation by organizations & countries, & develops a comprehensive, lasting understanding about the advancement of knowledge to build strong futures for humanity.
CEO

Due.Com, Inc.

(Research industry)

June 2000 — Present (9 years 6 months)

Due.Com, Inc. is an R&D incubator developing advanced artificial intelligence-guided systems for license based on a pioneering collection of inventions, Emergent Intelligence™ a set of principles that unifies complex systems.
CEO

Due Diligence, Inc.

(Information Technology and Services industry)

June 1984 — Present (25 years 6 months)

Due Diligence, Inc., founded originally as Fraud Busters, Inc., is the thought leader in advanced due diligence and decision making products & services, based on the Next Generation Due Diligence™ system that can assess/analyze any business process or event for firms from the earliest stages through emerging growth, through middle-market and Fortune 500, and to multi-nationals.
Founder

The Novum Group

(Privately Held; Research industry)

June 1984 — Present (25 years 6 months)

The Novum Group of Companies

Comprehensive Foundations of Creative Ideas Tempered with Real-World Implementation

Dedicated to advancing knowledge and innovation, The Novum Group is a series of for-profit and non-profit organizations and strategic alliances.

Proprietary Operations

The Novum Group's proprietary operations identify, develop and implement new ideas, products, and services; and develop and implement efficient systems to find, analyze and support innovations.

* Non-Profit: The Novum Institute
* R&D Incubator: Due.Com, Inc.
* International Trade: Novum Trading

Services Operations
For a quarter century, The Novum Group's services operations have assisted clients with decisions ranging from the simplest to the most complex, from start-ups to the largest multinationals, advising on projects and transactions ranging from start-up to $2+ billion in value. With extensive support services for forward-thinking firms and individuals, The Novum Group assists business, industry and private clients solve complex business and technology problems; acquire debt and equity capital; reduce risks, losses and exposure; and increase profits and ongoing success.

* Due Diligence: Due Diligence, Inc.
* Consulting: Novum Consulting Group LLC
* Merchant Banking: NewCastle, Inc.
CEO

NewCastle, Inc.

(Financial Services industry)

June 1984 — Present (25 years 6 months)

European-Style Merchant Banking
High-Grade Capital for High-Grade Teams/Projects
Broad Experience Range in a Wide Variety of Industries
Highly Proficient in Financial Engineering
Particular Strengths in Leading-Edge Technology & Complex Business

Merchant Banking International, Inc. was part of NewCastle's operations.

Project totals over 25 year history exceeds $9B.

Industries:
• Air & Ground Transportation
• Alternative & Traditional Energy
• Communications
• Construction
• Healthcare
• High Tech
• Information Technology
• Infrastructure & Utilities
• Power Generation & Transmission
• Real Estate
• Soil & Water Remediation

Emphasis:
• Corporate Alliances & Joint Ventures
• Private Company Sales
• Corporate & Project Financing
• Acquisitions & Mergers
• Strategic & Tactical Portfolio Development

Criteria:
• $100M-$2.5B+, Equity & Debt
• Emerging Growth, Mid-Market, Multi-Nationals
• High Quality, Dynamic Teams, Expanding Markets
• Term Sheets in Weeks not Months
Managing Director

Merchant Banking International, Inc.

(Investment Banking industry)

April 1985 — November 1989 (4 years 8 months)

Merchant Banking International, Inc. was developed as a speciality operation of NewCastle, Inc., and managed numerous financial projects ranging in size from $5M to $300M+, in industries including real estate, satellite telecommunications, shipbuilding, private and public finance, environmental technology, domestic and international hotels, manufacturing, consumer goods, business services and new product development. The firm's operating history track record totaled financings of $2.2B.
CEO

Fraud Busters, Inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Services industry)

June 1984 — November 1989 (5 years 6 months)

Fraud Busters, Inc. provided proactive fraud prevention reviews & front-end verifications of the abilities of individuals or companies to perform as stipulated in business, financial or employment agreements. Through proprietary systems, Fraud Busters provided cost effective, verified & analyzed data to assist in the decision making processes of business executives.

Fraud Busters' products & services were specifically aimed towards helping business operations which were either going through transitions, expanding, or which were vulnerable to loss through fraudulent activity. These categories encompass the financial community, private and public companies, firms seeking capital from outside sources, commercial insurance firms, & corporations & individuals involved in acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, or in risk-taking operations.

Fraud Busters, Inc. was the precursor of Due Diligence, Inc.
Founder

The Synectics Group

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Defense & Space industry)

June 1968 — August 1984 (16 years 3 months)

syn-ec'tics: Greek: synekiktein: to bring forth together: "a theory or system of problem-stating and problem-solution based on creative thinking that involves free use of metaphor and analogy in informal interchange within a carefully selected small group of individuals of diverse personality and areas of specialization." Webster's Dictionary

Synectics is a unique problem-solving procedure that combines multi-disciplinary professional skills in a specially-designed open forum, enabling efficient utilization of creative thinking.

Synectics offered an unusual ability to meet clients' special needs in dealing with the impacts of modern technology and social change. Synectics was especially useful in problems of practical import to which new knowledge and technology can be applied.

The Synectics Program usually led to exclusive and highly capable solutions to clients' special problems and strategic planning, ex: General Electric, Hughes, Boeing, Rockwell, TRW.

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Charles Francis Bacon’s Interests:

Emergent Intelligence, Next Generation Due Diligence, Sir Francis Bacon, science of ideas, general systems theory, invention, corporate engineering, advanced technology, artificial intelligence, astronomy, catastrophe theory, chaos theory, complexity, cosmology, engineering, entrepreneurialism, financial engineering, incubation, innovation, international affairs, investment, licensing, management, manufacturing, modeling, new product development, operations, patent development, pioneering inventions, polymathy, quality assurance, research and development, science, security, space, standards, strategy, tactics, technology transfer, theory of everything, vintage radios, vintage test instruments