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Patrick Thompson
Patrick Thompson is the founder and CEO of EmiSense Technologies, a Ladera Ranch, California company building the PMTrac electrostatic particulate matter (ePM) sensor that measures tailpipe soot in real time. A three-time founder, he previously built Innovate Motorsports - maker of the cult LM-1 air/fuel ratio meter, later acquired by AutoMeter - and co-founded InterWorks Computer Products, acquired by Sanmina. In 2025 EmiSense signed a global Tier-1 automotive supplier to commercialize its sensor, with serial production targeted for 2028.
David Lu
David Lu is the co-founder and CEO of Clarity Movement Co., a Berkeley-based climate tech company that deploys hyperlocal air quality monitoring networks across 85+ countries. Growing up in smog-choked Shanghai and arriving to California's startling blue skies as a teenager, he turned personal contrast into a global mission. Clarity's tissue-box-sized solar-powered sensors have recorded over 500 million measurements, informed London's low-emission zones, and earned Lu a spot on TIME's 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders of 2025.