James Clement

Current

Board Member at Alcor Life Extension Foundation
Owner & Manager at Betterhumans LLC

Past

Co-Founder & President at Innerspace Foundation, Inc.
Executive Director at Humanity+
C.O.O. at The Maximum Life Foundation

President at SASI Real Estate Corp.
President at Advantage Resources, Inc.
Founder & Manager at Chapter House Brewpub
Tax Manager at Arthur Young & Company
Associate Attorney at Mukai, Ichiki, Raffetto & MacMillan
Senate Press Agent at Missouri State Senate

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Education

New York University School of Law
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Truman State University

American University of Paris
Harvard University

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Connections

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Industry

Management Consulting

James Clement’s Summary

Substantial experience leading startup companies, assisting with entity formation, setting up company organization, legal compliance, drafting general business documents, fund raising, drafting business plans, private placement memoranda, various securities documents, and negotiating deals. I am very interested in assisting startup companies. Areas which interest me include life-sciences, "green" real estate development and farming, and energy.

James Clement’s Experience

Board Member

Alcor Life Extension Foundation

(Hospital & Health Care industry)

December 2008 — Present (8 months)

The Alcor Life Extension Foundation is the world leader in cryonics, cryonics research, and cryonics technology. Cryonics is the science of using ultra-cold temperature to preserve human life with the intent of restoring good health when technology becomes available to do so. Alcor is a non-profit organization located in Scottsdale, Arizona, founded in 1972.
Owner & Manager

Betterhumans LLC

(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

Betterhumans LLC operates the website www.betterhumans.com and publishes H+ Magazine (www.hplusmagazine.com). Betterhumans engages in education about and promotion of biotechnology, neurotechnology, and artificial intelligence research and therapies.
Co-Founder & President

Innerspace Foundation, Inc.

(Mental Health Care industry)

November 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 2 months)

The Innerspace Foundation (www.innerspacefoundation.org) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and supporting neuroengineering approaches for the enhancement of memory and learning--biomedical goals that have the potential to greatly improve the lives of all people, not just a small fraction suffering from a specific malady.

The Innerspace Foundation engages in various activities to promote and fund neuroscience and neuroengineering research, and toward this end, a primary function of the foundation will be to provide research grants and to organize and run prize-based neuroengineering competitions open to researchers around the world.
Executive Director

Humanity+

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

August 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 5 months)

Humanity+ is an international nonprofit membership organization which advocates the ethical use of technology to expand human capacities. We support the development of and access to new technologies that enable everyone to enjoy better minds, better bodies and better lives. Our mission is to inspire young people to leverage the tremendous power of emerging technologies to improve humanity.

During my 16 months as Executive Director, I helped raise $75,000 in funding, worked with an executive committee on rebranding the organization, started a digital magazine, called H+ Magazine, with RU Sirius as Editor, and co-organized the Convergence08 Unconference.
C.O.O.

The Maximum Life Foundation

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

January 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 11 months)

The Maximum Life Foundation (www.maxlife.org) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to accelerate research into anti-aging and life-extension. The Foundation holds scientific conferences and publishes various informational reports.
President

SASI Real Estate Corp.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Real Estate industry)

October 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 3 months)

Successfully formed and operated a real estate development company. Put together team of professionals (lawyer, accountant, environmental consultant, engineer, architect, etc.) to bring about completion of deals.
President

Advantage Resources, Inc.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Oil & Energy industry)

June 2001 — June 2003 (2 years 1 month)

Raised startup capital, drafted business plan and negotiated joint venture agreement with publicly-traded oil company for development of our 20,000+ acres of mineral leases in SW Wyoming.
Founder & Manager

Chapter House Brewpub

(Food Production industry)

1988 — 1997 (9 years)

Developed, funded, and managed this startup brewpub business, as well as day-to-day management, including payroll, bookkeeping, inventory, ordering, employee scheduling, and publicity. During this period, I owned two brewpubs, a music club ("The Haunt") and a microbrewery. At one point managed over 100 employees and several assistant managers.
Tax Manager

Arthur Young & Company

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Legal Services industry)

1985 — 1988 (3 years)

Research, plan, and implement international tax strategies for foreign businesses and individuals investing in the United States. Participated in international tax planning for billion-dollar mergers and acquisitions.
Associate Attorney

Mukai, Ichiki, Raffetto & MacMillan

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)

June 1982 — December 1984 (2 years 7 months)

Specialized in foreign investment in U. S. real estate law, also handled general business and real estate law issues. Some civil litigation during intra-firm rotation.
Senate Press Agent

Missouri State Senate

(Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

1978 — 1979 (1 year)

Handled all media/Press for the gubernatorial campaign of Senator Norman Merrill, President Pro Tem of the State Senate. Left to attend law school.

James Clement’s Education

New York University School of Law

LL.M. , Masters in Law (Taxation) , 1985 — 1986
University of California, Hastings College of the Law

J.D. , Law , 1979 — 1982

Activities and Societies:

Staff Member: Hastings International and Comparative Law Review
Truman State University

B.A. , Political Science & Psychology , August 1973 — December 1978

Interned with President Pro-Tem of the Missouri Senate;
Interned in Neurophysiology Department, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine;
Co-authored Neurophysiology article appearing in SCIENCE magazine (1976)

Activities and Societies:

President, Young Democrats Club;
Justice, Student Court.
American University of Paris

International Government 1976 — 1977

Junior Year Abroad
Harvard University

Summer Program , Government - 8 credit hours , 1976 — 1976

Additional Information

James Clement’s Interests:

Anti-Aging, Life-Extension, Bioethics, Cryonics, Uploading, Nanotechnology, Artificial General Intelligence, AI, Ray Kurzweil, Law of Accelerating Returns, Singularity, Transhumanism, Social Entrepreneurship, CarbCR practitioner, neuroengineering, brain-computer interface, neurotechnology.

James Clement’s Groups:

AGI Workshop
Alcor Life Extension Foundation,
American Civil Liberties Union,
American MENSA,
Methuselah Foundation,
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals,
World Transhumanist Association,