On October 16, 2015, William Gerald Platt, Ph.D., age 68, was appointed as a Director of GroGenesis, Inc. Dr. William Gerald (Jerry) Platt, age 68, is Professor Emeritus at San Francisco State University, where he was Professor of Finance for nearly three decades and served as Dean of the College of Business. From October 2012 to January 2015 he served as Vice Chair of the International Advisory Board to The International Academic Forum (IAFOR).