"nanopanel0002_mk.jpg Steve Jurvetson, a managing director at the Redwood City venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson, one of the most outspoken and early advocates of nanotech investing. Jurvetson, who holds two Stanford graduate degrees in business and engineering, saw seven of his communications chip designs fabricated as a Hewlett-Packard engineer. A veteran investment specialist in high-tech, Jurvetson was chosen by Forbes as one of ""Tech�s Best Venture Investors"", by the VC Journal as one of the ""Ten Most Influential VCs"", and by Fortune as part of their ""Brain Trust of Top Ten Minds."" 11/19/03 in San Francisco MIKE KEPKA/The San Francisco Chronicle MANADATORY CREDIT FOR PHOTOG AND SF CHRONICLE/ -MAGS OUT Photo: MIKE KEPKA"