Unlike many consultants Landon does not rely solely on his personal strengths. He has always been a great believer in the power of people and collaboration. He is passionate about continuing to build and manage his already expansive list of connections. This enables him to bring the best and brightest into play immediately for diverse organizations and causes.
Landon is truly a human catalyst, pairing organizations, groups, and faculties with the world-class people they need, whether it’s from the perspective of an advisor, an investor, a director, or a part of management. He has been engaged by over 100 companies on the creation of advisory boards and sits on many himself.
What Landon calls his network is a living, evolving thing. He loves the challenge and reward of connecting people to achieve what none of them could achieve alone. We all make a significant number of connections in our careers. Landon makes a special effort to maintain and nurture those ties, as he has done for over 25 years.
Those listed here are people Landon recruited as investors, advisors, directors, and team members, who are or were associated with a company he founded and/or in which he was a founding investor.
Danny Abraham
Founder, Thompson Medical, introduced Slim-Fast
Dale Achabal, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Marketing, Santa Clara University
Tina Alster, M.D., F.A.A.D.
Founding Director, Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery, Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington
Norman B. Anderson, Ph.D.
Former Associate Director, National Institutes of Health and Former CEO, American Psychological Association
James R. Andrews, M.D.
One of the best-known and most popular orthopedic surgeons and has performed on many high-profile athletes. He also is the team doctor for the Alabama Crimson Tide, Tampa Bay Rays, Auburn University Tigers, and Washington Football Team
Art Aron, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Stony Brook University, specializing in social influence, prejudice and stereotyping
Karyn Barsa
Former CEO, Smith & Hawken, Former COO/CFO, Patagonia
Marc Bekoff, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder
Warren Bennis, Ph.D.
"The Father of Leadership". Former University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and Founding Chairman of The Leadership Institute, University of Southern California
William M. Bethke
Former CIO, Prudential Insurance
Bob Blaich, Ph.D.
Former Design Head, Royal Philips Electronics
Bob Bozeman
Founding General Partner, Angel Investors, LP
George A. Bray, M.D.
University Professor Emeritus and Former Chief of the Division of Clinical Obesity and Metabolism, Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center. He has authored or coauthored more than 1,700 publications
David Brown, M.D.
Former Anesthesiology Institute Chair, Cleveland Clinic
Harold Burson
Founder and Former Chairman, Burson-Marsteller, the largest public relations agency in the world. Named by PRWeek as "the century's most influential PR figure"
Bill Cleary
Founder, CKS Group
Steven Cohen
Chairman and CEO, Point72. Chairman and CEO, New York Mets
Nina De Sesa
Former Chairman, McCann New York. Chosen by Fortune magazine as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business
Edward L. Deci, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology and Gowen Professor in the Social Sciences, University of Rochester, Director of Human Motivation Program. Co-founder of the Self-Determination Theory
Jocelyn Elders, M.D.
Former Surgeon General of the United States
Dave Farber, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor and Co-Director of Cyber Civilization Research Center, Keio University. Former CTO, FCC. He has been called the "Grandfather of the Internet"
John W Farquhar, M.D.
Former Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Health Research and Policy, Stanford University. Founder Stanford Prevention Research Center and launched a handful of health programs at Stanford, including the Health Improvement Program for faculty and staff, and the Preventive Cardiology Clinic
Barry Fingerhut
CEO, Certification Partners, LLC
Gary Gladstein
Former COO and Managing Director, Soros Fund Management, LLC
Mark Granovetter, Ph.D.
Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University, and editor of the Cambridge University Press series, Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences. Pioneer of Social Network Theory. "Unofficially" short-listed for the Nobel Prize in Economics
Alan “Ace" Greenberg
Former CEO and Chairman of the Board, Bear Stearns
Anthony Greenwald, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, University of Washington. Inventor of the Implicit Association Test
M.R.C. Greenwood, Ph.D.
President Emerita, University of Hawaii and Chancellor Emerita, UC Santa Cruz
Walter Herbst, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director, Master of Product Development Program, Northwestern University
Jane Hoffman
President, Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals
Neville Hogan, Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Brain & Cognitive Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Takeo Kanade, Ph.D.
Director of the Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Arnold Kanarick, Ph.D.
Former Chief Human Resources Officer, Bear Stearns, Former Chief Human Resources Officer, The Limited, Inc.
Armin Kessler
Former COO, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
Philip Kotler, Ph.D.
"The Father of Modern Marketing". Professor Emeritus of Marketing, Kellogg School of Management
Sidney Levy, Ph.D.
The Wall Street Journal referred to Dr. Levy as a 'guru' of marketing. Former Chairperson, Kellogg’s Marketing Department, Northwestern University
Bruce Lisman
Republican candidate for Vermont Governor in 2016. Former Co-Head, Global Equities at Bear Stearns
David Longnecker, M.D.
Former Director AAMC, Former Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Former Vice Dean for Professional Services, Chief Medical Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Frank Luntz, Ph.D.
Political consultant, pollster, and president of The Word Doctors. Considered the go-to person for politicians and companies looking to reframe issues and influence public opinion through the use of language
Anne Mariucci
Former President, Del Webb Corp.
Allan Mayer
Former Partner, 42West LLC, Former Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Buzz magazine
W Alan McCollough
Former Chairman and CEO, Circuit City Stores Inc.
Tony Merck
Former President, Merck Family Fund
Michael Mountain
Co-founder and past President, Best Friends Animal Society the largest sanctuary for companion animals, the nation's leading animal rescue organization, and flagship of "No More Homeless Pets" campaign
Dan O'Brien
American former decathlete and Olympic gold medalist
Suzanne Oparil, M.D.
Former President, American Heart Association
Pamela Peeke, M.D.
Pew Foundation Scholar in Nutrition and Metabolism, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Maryland
Alex (Sandy) Pentland, Ph.D.
Co-Creator and Former Director of the MIT Media Lab and the Media Lab Asia
Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
Co-founder and Former President, Bastyr University
Cary Pollack
Former Executive, Bear Stearns, Credit-Suisse-First Boston Corp., Lehman Brothers. Assisted in creating diplomatic relations between Israel and Croatia
Tom Proulx
Co-founder, Intuit
Bill Ruder
Co-founder, Ruder Finn
Peter Salovey, Ph.D.
President, Yale University
Betsy Saul
Founder, Petfinder, the largest online adoption, foster and assistance service for shelters and pet guardians
James Serpell, Ph.D.
Professor of Humane Ethics and Animal Welfare, Director, Center for the Interaction of Animals & Society, Department of Clinical Studies School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Len Short
Former CMO, America Online and Red
Bernie Siegel, M.D.
Founder of Exceptional Cancer Patients and Best-selling book Love, Medicine and Miracles
Daniel P. Siewiorek, Ph.D.
Former Director Human-Computer Interaction Institute & Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Heidi Sinclair
Former Chief Communications Officer, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and CEO, Europe, Burson-Marsteller
Maxine Singer, Ph.D.
Former President, Carnegie Institution
George Soros
Chair, Soros Fund Management, LLC
Charles D. Spielberger, Ph.D.
Former Emeritus, Psychology Department, University of South Florida and Past President American Psychological Association
Edward Spilka
Former Managing Director, Neuberger Berman
Emmet Stephenson
Founder and Former Chairman, Startek, Inc., General Communications Inc., and Circle Corp., and Former Founder and Chairman, Charter Bank & Trust
Judith S. Stern, Sc.D., R.D.
Former Professor of Nutrition and Internal Medicine and Director, Food Intake Laboratory Group, University of California, Davis
Robert Sussman
Former President, Bentley Capital Management, Inc.
David Tanner, Ph.D.
Former Director, DuPont Center for Creativity and Innovation
Mike Tattersfield
CEO, Krispy Kreme
Joe Trippi
Pioneered online technology to organize the largest-yet grassroots presidential campaign - for Howard Dean in 2004
Dave Tutin
Former Executive Creative Director, multiple agencies, and current Founder of Industrial Wisdom and openDmusic.
Chase and Jennifer Utley
Chase was an All-Star player for the Philadelphia Phillies. Co-founders of The Utley Foundation bringing awareness to the increasing epidemic of animal cruelty
Reggie White
NFL 13-time Pro Bowl and 13-time All-Pro selection. Member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Larry Winokur
The “W” in BWR Public Relations with 25 years matchmaking stars and causes
Lester Wunderman
Founder, Wunderman Advertising Agency and Wunderman Thompson