Bennett Johnston

Current

• Real Estate Development at 950 Gilman Street
• Consultant and Investor at Bennett Johnston Consulting

Past

• Vice President Business Development at Lumenergi
• Inventor at GinkGo! Memory Game
• President at Skytech Internet Services

• Consultant at State of the World Forum
• National Director of Land Conservation at Trust For Public Land

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Education

• Duke University

Recommended

7 people have recommended Bennett

Connections

182 connections

Industry

Renewables & Environment

Websites

• Lumenergi
• Power of Purpose Awards
• 950 Gilman Street

Bennett Johnston’s Summary

I focus on strategic partnering and financing for early stage companies.

* Experienced entrepreneur/team builder
* Multiple start-ups
* Raised over $35M from Angels and Corporate Partners
* Strong knowledge of government at all levels as advocate and candidate.
* Special focus on bringing startups together with large corporate partners.

Bennett Johnston’s Specialties:

Project evaluation, negotiations, business planning, fundraising, networking.

Bennett Johnston’s Experience

• Real Estate Development

  950 Gilman Street

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Commercial Real Estate industry)

  January 2000 — Present (9 years 7 months)

  I am an investor in several properties that I co-own and manage (total over 60,000 square feet) in the Bay Area.

• Consultant and Investor

  Bennett Johnston Consulting

  (Investment Banking industry)

  July 1992 — Present (17 years 1 month)

  • Lumenergi--Sr. Vice President Business Development--Raised over $8 million in angel and venture financing.
  • Enova Systems--Raised over $18 million from corporate partners. Introduced and helped develop strategic relationships with companies in Japan, Mexico, Detroit, Europe.
  • Burst.com--Introduced and helped raise more than $1 million from private investors (also personal investment).
  • MPower (purchased by Morningstar)--introduced and raised first round financing from private investors (also personal investment).
  • Foglight--arranged and participated in a bridge loan before sale of the company to Quest Software.
  • Entrenet Capital Partners LLC--Director Strategic Joint Ventures, investor, multiple clients.
  • Skytech Internet Services--co-founder, investor, chief strategist.
  • GinkGo! Memory Game--inventor, writer. Winner of two industry awards.
  • Currently an investor and adviser to: iLeonardo--a new web search engine technology.

• Vice President Business Development

  Lumenergi

  (Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  November 2006 — December 2008 (2 years 2 months)

  I arranged over $8 million in private, strategic and venture capital investment for Lumenergi. Presented the company at major forums such as the Clean Tech Forum, Investors Circle, and World Energy Congress. Wrote (and re-wrote) business plans, financing documents, due diligence packages, and business models. I identified and initiated strategic partnerships with large companies who purchase and install our products. I am a proud shareholder, supporter and friend of the company.

• Inventor

  GinkGo! Memory Game

  (Consumer Goods industry)

  December 2004 — December 2007 (3 years 1 month)

  I am the inventor of The GinkGo! Memory Game. GinkGo! is the first and only game that stimulates and activates three basic memory systems of the Brain:
  · Short Term Memory
  · Semantic Memory - long term memories
  · Episodic Memory - personal memories
  
  GinkGo! won a Best New Product Award at the Toy and Game Inventors Forum (TGIF) and a $10,000 Power of Purpose Prize from the Templeton Foundation. I am interest in commercializing the product. I have played the game with a group of Seniors (average age: 85) every week for three years. They love it!
  
  I have also invented puzzles and a card game. I am working on some interesting web applications in my spare time.

• President

  Skytech Internet Services

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

  September 1998 — September 2000 (2 years 1 month)

  Negotiated & launched a successful strategic partnership program for AOL Japan to distribute sign-up media via a partner’s million-user customer base, creating AOL Japan’s most successful joint promotion at the time.

• Consultant

  State of the World Forum

  (Renewables & Environment industry)

  1996 — 1997 (1 year)

• National Director of Land Conservation

  Trust For Public Land

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Real Estate industry)

  July 1984 — September 1991 (7 years 3 months)

Bennett Johnston’s Education

• Duke University

  BA , Political Science , September 1977 — June 1981

Additional Information

Bennett Johnston’s Websites:

• Lumenergi
• Power of Purpose Awards
• 950 Gilman Street

Bennett Johnston’s Interests:

Yoga, meditation, environment, energy efficiency, alternative energy, carbon footprint, search engine, social network, memory, stories, community, family, elders, purpose.

Bennett Johnston’s Groups:

Active Volunteer, The Redwoods Senior Center, Mill Valley, CA (2004-present)
Board Member: San Francisco Baykeeper (1992-1996),
Board Member: Center for Attitudinal Healing (2002-2004)
Mentor, Glide Mentorship Program, San Francisco (1996-2004)
Earth Train--represented the organization in Washington, Tokyo, Taipei, and Rome.
State of the World Forum/Gorbachev Foundation--fundraising, sponsorship, and corporate partners.

•    Lumenergi Network

Bennett Johnston’s Honors:

$10,000 Winner of the 2004 Power of Purpose Awards 2004
http://www.templeton.org/powerofpurpose/winners/essay_johnston.html

A Best New Product Award at the Toy and Game Inventors Forum in Las Vegas 2003

Bennett Johnston’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch