Six Degrees of Separation

Charley Lax is managing general partner of GrandBanks Capital, and also is a co-founder of both Softbank Capital Partners and Flatiron Partners. In 2002, GrandBanks participated on a Polaris Venture Partners-led financing for wireless networking company Ember Corp. Lax took an Ember board seat as part of the deal, joining existing director …

Bob Metcalf, a general partner with Polaris Venture Partners. Metcalfe used to sit on the board of Nanosys Inc., alongside …

Larry Bock, former chairman and CEO of Nanosys, who also is a general partner with New York-based venture capital firm CW Group. Bock works out of CW Group’s San Diego office, but is in regular contact with firm founder and partner …

Walter Channing, who used to be married to …

Stockard Channing, an actress best known for the role of Rizzo in the film version of Grease. More recently, she won an Emmy award for her work on The West Wing, where she plays first lady to …

Martin Sheen’s President Jeb Bartlett. Sheen is the father of Gordon Gecko apprentice …

Charlie Sheen, the on-again, off-again playboy who is preparing to be on again, due to his pending divorce.

Compiled by Dan Primack

 

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