Jim Fulton joined the board in 2021. He is a Partner at international law firm Cooley LLP where he focuses on representing both emerging and established technology, healthcare, and biotechnology companies and the venture capital firms that invest in those companies. Concentrating in corporate and securities law, Jim counsels companies throughout their lifecycle on matters ranging from company formations, private financings, employee equity incentives, and executive hiring, to complex spinouts, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, and SEC reporting and compliance. Prior to joining Cooley, Jim was a senior budget analyst with the US government's Office of Personnel Management. Jim received a JD from Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude, and received a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, graduating cum laude.