Forrest joins former NASA boss in fire fight
Brad ThompsonReporter
Andrew Forrest has former NASA chief of staff George Whitesides on side as he continues to invest millions of dollars in a moonshot aimed at fireproofing Australia using technology start-ups.
The Forrest family’s Minderoo Foundation is backing a new San Francisco-based $US35 million ($55.4 million) firetech venture fund that is led by WePay founder Bill Clerico with Mr Whitesides on board as a partner.
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