Patrick Scaglia is chairman of the Y Combinator’s Human Advancement Research Community (HARC). Before that, he was co-director of the CITRIS Foundry, which provides University of California tech innovators with resources to build companies and projects that make a significant impact on the world. Previously, Mr. Scaglia was an executive at Hewlett Packard for twelve years, serving as CTO across multiple groups. Before Hewlett Packard, Mr. Scaglia held VP and Director positions at HP Labs, Evans & Sutherland Supercomputer Division, and Cadence Design Systems.