Charles L. Nunu

Charles L. Nunu is an entrepreneurial executive, principal, manager and consultant for domestic and international start up companies. Mr. Nunu began his career in purchasing, process management, and commodity trading with Continental Grain Co. His career advanced rapidly with numerous assignments in Europe and South America. These assignments included responsibility for business group start-ups, product line launches, trade financing, acquisitions, divestitures, and business group restructuring for the second largest company in the agricultural commodities industry. After leaving Continental Grain, Mr. Nunu participated in the formation of several private commodity-trading companies in Europe. Currently, Mr. Nunu is Principle and Managing Director of Second Mouse Ventures, a consulting company specializing in the bringing to market new environmental technologies as well as special projects with Gulf Capital Partners a well-established Houston investment-banking firm.

Currently Mr. Nunu is also serving as a mentor at the Houston Technology Center and The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship. He is Co-founder and Director of the Texas Entrepreneurs Exchange.

Mr. Nunu has a B.S. in Psychology/Biology and a Master's Degree in International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird). He is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and French. Mr. Nunu served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Brazil and as a volunteer for Amigos de las Americas in Honduras and Nicaragua. Mr. Nunu was previously accredited by the United Nations Committee of Trade and Development in Geneva.