Asteroid mining to the Earth including economic growth, environmental protection, and provision of clean energy while also providing humanity protection against existential threats. On April 24, 2012 a plan was announced by billionaire entrepreneurs to mine asteroids for their resources. The company is called Planetary Resources and its founders include aerospace entrepreneurs Eric Anderson and Peter Diamandis. Advisers include film director and explorer James Cameron and investors include Google's chief executive Larry Page and its executive chairman Eric Schmidt. They also plan to create a fuel depot in space by 2020 by using water from asteroids, splitting it to liquid oxygen and
Gerald Hassell Renyi who went on to become CEO of the bank, Hassell was a senior executive vice president and chief commercial banking officer. He was also a member of the bank's Senior Policy Committee. He retained the presidency on the merger with Mellon and in 2011 became chairman and CEO,stepping down as president in 2012.Hassell remained CEO until Charles Scharf replaced him in July 2017 and will step down as chairman at the beginning of 2018. Hassell received a BA degree in Economics from Duke University in 1973 and an MBA in Finance from the New York University's Stern School of