Edward Kozel is an investor and tech advisor. He was previously the CTO/SVP Business Development of Cisco Systems and CTIO of Deutsche Telekom and has served on a number of boards for Fortune 100 companies. He served on the board of the Russian River Keeper organization in Sonoma County, and with other Brannan Center board members was an active volunteer at the UpValley Campus COVID Vaccination Clinics in 2020 and 2021.