Inventures is a professional services company, based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, that launches and manages technology alliances  and industry associations worldwide using best practices and offering worry-free services that inspire collaboration and accelerate results across various industries. As an operating company of Smithbucklin, an employee-owned professional services company with more than 70 years of success serving the association market, Inventures specializes in serving non-profit, mission-driven organizations that represent a collaborative community within one or more industries.    The Executive Director will serve one