Frances Hamilton Arnold founded Gevo, Inc. and Provivi, Inc.

She is Member of American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Member of National Academy of Engineering, Member of Institute of Medicine, Member of The National Academies of Science, Member of National Academy of Medicine of United States and Professor at California Institute of Technology and on the board of 6 other companies.

She received an undergraduate degree from Princeton University and a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley.