[
  {
    "date": "2009",
    "description": "Founded Locus Analytics as an economic research firm to pioneer Systems Economics and develop and patent the Functional Information System.",
    "eventName": "Locus Analytics founded",
    "eventType": "founding"
  },
  {
    "date": "1996",
    "description": "Co-founded Royalty Pharma with a $60 million start; the company grew into the world's largest acquirer of pharmaceutical royalties, valued at approximately $26 billion by 2026.",
    "eventName": "Royalty Pharma co-founded",
    "eventType": "founding",
    "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royalty_Pharma"
  },
  {
    "date": "2013-03-15",
    "description": "Priority date establishing the patent family underlying the Locus Model and Functional Information System — approximately twenty granted U.S. patents trace to this filing.",
    "eventName": "First Locus Model patent priority date",
    "eventType": "achievement"
  },
  {
    "date": "2019",
    "description": "Publication of the 294-page third edition of Systems Economics: The Parts and Processes of Economic Systems, the formal specification of the Locus Model.",
    "eventName": "Systems Economics textbook published (3rd edition)",
    "eventType": "launch"
  },
  {
    "date": "2023-03",
    "description": "Syntax announced a merger with sister company Locus Analytics.",
    "eventName": "Syntax and Locus Analytics merger",
    "eventType": "acquisition"
  },
  {
    "date": "2021-10-07",
    "description": "Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Cibus, having co-founded the company.",
    "eventName": "Cibus named CEO",
    "eventType": "career"
  },
  {
    "date": "2024-03-19",
    "description": "Cibus named #2 on Fast Company's list of the World's Most Innovative Companies of 2024 in agriculture.",
    "eventName": "Cibus named #2 Most Innovative Agriculture Company",
    "eventType": "achievement"
  },
  {
    "date": "2026-06-08",
    "description": "Transitioned from CEO to Chairman of the Board at Cibus as Craig Wichner was named CEO to accelerate growth and value creation.",
    "eventName": "Cibus CEO transition",
    "eventType": "career"
  },
  {
    "date": "2024-06-06",
    "description": "Resigned as a director of Royalty Pharma plc.",
    "eventName": "Royalty Pharma director resignation",
    "eventType": "career"
  }
]