Ray Brimble

Ray Brimble is Founder and CEO of the Lynxs Holdings, LP, Seed/Pod Holdings LLC, and several other companies involved in aviation/aerospace, logistics and technology.

Lynxs has been Founder, General Partner and sponsoring investor in approximately thirty companies in North America, Europe and Latin America, involved in transportation infrastructure with specialization in airport and aerospace facilities development. Lynxs has partnered with a variety of private and public companies, including GE, St Joes Company and the Williams Companies and has developed or acquired over US$800,000,000 in real estate assets over its nearly 30 year history. WEB www.lynxs.com

Seed/Pod Holdings focuses on technology, climate-tech and aerospace companies .Seed/Pod also seeks investments in companies which have measurable social impact. Seed/Pod has invested in over 20 companies, in the USA and Europe, including Scymaris Ltd (Marine Eco toxicology CRO services ), FindHelp , formerly Aunt Bertha (online social services referrals) , Organicare (chemical and drug free medicines for better health care), Pecos Wind Power (wind turbines), Vartega (carbon fiber recycling) and SpaceX (space launch vehicles and communications satellite systems) WEB www.seedpodinvestments.com

Mr. Brimble obtained his BA from The University of Texas in Austin in 1974, and MA from The George Washington University in 1976. Mr. Brimble is a former faculty member at the McCombs School of Business UT Austin and Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Advisors of the Center for Global Business, McCombs School of Business. Mr. Brimble sits on the McCombs Dean’s Board of Advisors, as well as the UT Austin President’s International Board of Advisors. Ray and Karen Brimble established the Brimble Global Impact Initiative at the McCombs School of Business to provide financial support and scholarships to expand international business education at McCombs and throughout the University. Mr. Brimble has edited and authored two books on international trade matters.

The Brimbles founded the One Skye Foundation in 2007 to promote and support educational and responsible globalization issues. Mr. Brimble has been a board member of several non-profit organizations including I LIVE HERE, I GIVE HERE, the Mueller Foundation, KIPP Austin Public Schools, Conspirare’, Interfaith Action of Central Texas (IACT) and is a founder of Austin Together, which supports sustained collaboration between non-profit organizations (www.austintogether.org). Mr. Brimble publishes a weekly blog: stringtheorybyraybrimble.com