Hank Skade is the founder and Manager of Tiburon Ventures. He has over 35 years experience in real estate development and investment, including the design, entitlement and development of projects in the Coachella Valley of Southern California, the Wine Country of Northern California, and the Silicon Forest corridor of Portland, Oregon.

Hank has a long history of involvement with environmental organizations including service on the Board of Directors of the San Francisco BayKeeper, the Board of Trustees of the Denali Foundation in Denali National Park, and the Steering Committee of the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival. He served for 20 years on the Board of Visitors of Lewis and Clark Law School and currently serves as a UO Ambassador for the University of Oregon. In addition, he is a member of The Explorers Club, American Alpine Club, and the American Sustainable Business Council.

Hank received his B.S. from the University of Oregon, his J.D. degree from Lewis and Clark Law School, and completed the Executive Program for Growing Companies at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.