Gerald A. Benjamin, is the senior managing partner and founder of International Capital Resources (ICR) in San Francisco, America’s largest nationwide angel investor network. ICR links almost 10,000 accredited investors with prescreened ventures in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Mr. Benjamin is also chairman of the Northern California Venture Forum and executive director of the Private Equity Research Institute. He has coauthored several books, including two on angel investing, and has worked as an entrepreneurial adviser for more than twenty-five years.