Spencer Adler

Brainstormer, Business adviser, Business leader, Business mentor, Change Agent, Connector, Entrepreneur, Environmentalist, Filmmaker, Finance professional, Global soul, Idea generator, Investor, Lawyer, Philanthropist, Photographer, Producer, Single, Social entrepreneur, World traveler

I co-founded an investment fund with the namesake of the Carlson Curve (the biological equivalent of Moore's Law). That work involves genomics, gene editing, CRISPR, and other biology geekiness. My hope is that someday the technology will be used to help in the fight against climate change. Meanwhile, talk with me about using CRISPR to eradicate Lyme disease from Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. As a philanthropist, I backed (along with some of the country's best foundations) the climate change film The Island President (with music by Radiohead) on President Nasheed of the Maldives, which won the Toronto Film Festival Audience Award. When the weather is warm in NYC, most nights I'm out sailing with friends on NY Harbor. TEDsters are always welcome.

Climate change. Turning frightening technology into beneficial technology.

Climate Change, CRISPR, eradicating lyme disease, Genomics, impact investing, investing, malaria, Oncology, zika virus