Karl  Investors Network – appointed by the White House last year. Prior to leading the Quad Investors Network, Karl was the Founder and CEO of an artificial intelligence-powered Knowledge Cloud platform – EdCast Inc. – which was backed by Stanford University and acquired by Cornerstone Inc. He was also a former venture partner at Menlo Ventures, a leading Silicon Valley firm with more than $6 billion under management. In 2011, Karl established the Mehta Trust, his family office for philanthropy and investments in early-stage tech companies and venture capital funds in Silicon Valley.Previously, he was the Founder and CEO of PlaySpan Inc., acquired by Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), the world’s largest payment network. Karl served as a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow as well, selected by the Obama Administration during the inaugural 2012-13 term. In 2014 he was appointed by then-Governor Jerry Brown to the Workforce Investment Board of the State of California.