Adrian Isaiah Hale

Director, Economic & Community Development, Foundry Director, Foundry Deploy

Adrian joined Foundry as its Director of Economic & Community Development in December of 2021. Adrian is a proud son and champion for Rochester NY, who previously created and oversaw the office of Workforce Development, Regional Talent Strategy, and Education Initiatives at the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce.

Before his role as a civic leader at the Greater Rochester Chamber, Adrian served in the United States Military. Adrian was an active-duty Marine for five years. As a Marine he made two combat deployments to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). After his honorable discharge from the Marines, Adrian re-enlisted in the US Air Force Reserves, where he served for three years. Adrian joined the Foundry team because he believes in the socio-economic problem-solving power of decentralized infrastructure technologies, particularly for communities such as Rochester.

Adrian graduated with an Associate of Science in Liberal Arts, with a concentration in Social Science from SUNY Monroe Community College and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Yale University.

Danner Hickman

Senior Director of Corporate Development, AeroSafe Global

Danner Hickman is the Senior Director of Corporate Development at AeroSafe Global, a cold chain as a service provider to the biopharmaceutical industry that was ranked #1 in Rochester’s Top 100 Companies in 2022. As a member of the executive leadership team, she is responsible for corporate strategy, pricing and contracts, sustainability, and investor relations.

She is passionate about growing young companies and has helped several businesses more than double their revenue and achieve substantial margin expansion. Danner has worked in a variety of industries including aviation, investment banking, real estate investment, and healthcare services. Regardless of the industry, she enjoys using finance, strategy, and analytics to help companies achieve their goals.

Danner serves on the Working Committee of Rochester’s Child and is the Rochester Regional President of the Williams College Alumni Association. Her past community involvement includes volunteer work for Habitat for Humanity, the Scott Spino Literacy Program, Young Entrepreneur’s Academy, and the New York Junior League.

Danner holds a BA in physics and economics from Williams College and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. She is an avid runner and enjoys spending time with her husband and two young daughters.