At its core, every innovation and commercialization process seeks to create a promising new business, and ultimately new jobs, business ownership and wealth. Every promising new business in these innovation processes requires a founder, a leadership team, support services, and investors, to name a few. Every investment and commercialization process requires vetting and screening, due diligence, subject matter expertise, mentorship and coaching, among other needs. MSIA seeks to establish productive partnerships with both the mainstream and minority communities to ensure that all of these critical roles of the emerging innovation economy are representative of America’s increasingly diverse society to ensure the economic processes and outcomes benefit all citizens.