Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer of Aequor, Inc., develops corporate policy, business strategy, raised over $1.2 million cash, built a virtual management team and proactive business advisory board, and has negotiated over $2M of in-kind support from government agencies. Prior to joining Aequor, Dr. Bruno has over 20 years of C-level experience in international business, finance and law, spanning careers as executive administrator of a multinational company overseas, investment analyst, stock and commodity broker on Wall Street, Vice President of a Bank, Founder and CEO of a pre-internet trading service supported her consulting work structuring non-traditional financing for governments and multinationals. For founding over 70 startups and financing > $20M in trade, she was elected Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, named to the President’s Blue Ribbon Committee on National Security, and featured in Business Week. Marilyn went to law school, earned membership in the Bars of FL, NJ, NY and DC. served as a Clerk in the U.S. Court of International Trade, and is licensed to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court. Serving as a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service for 16 years, she was responsible for economic and environmental affairs. She joined Aequor in 2008. In 2019 she was a panelist presenting Aequor's products at the BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotech in Des Moines and at the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference. EDUCATION: BA Mount Holyoke College; MA, Ph.D. New York University; J.D. New York Law School. https://www.linkedin.com/in/marilyn-bruno-7808bb11/