Schmidt Family Foundation October 2011. It also supports the $1.5 million Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health X Prize for work on ocean acidification. In March 2013, the Foundation and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation launched the Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship, a global fellowship program for developing the skills and innovative mindset needed for the circular economy. Schmidt Family Foundation The Schmidt Family Foundation is a private foundation created in 2006 by Eric Schmidt, the Executive Chairman of Google, and his wife Wendy Schmidt, to address issues pertaining to sustainability and the responsible use of natural resources. The foundation was established in 2006 by Eric and Wendy Schmidt,
MannKind Corporation in 2001 from Solomon Steiner; with that purchase MannKind acquired the Technosphere molecule and Medtone inhaler, upon which was developed its lead product, Afrezza (inhalable insulin). Mann was chief executive officer until January 12, 2015 when Hakan Edstrom became CEO and Mann transitioned to executive chairman. In November 2015, Hakan Edstrom stepped down as CEO and president and will remain until July, 2017 to provide other services for the company. Company founder Alfred Mann stepped in as interim CEO on November 19, 2015. In May 2017, Michael Castagna was named CEO of MannKind Corporation. MannKind's corporate headquarters are in Westlake