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This list showcases the top United States based CEO’ operating in the Advanced Materials space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
George Palikaras
Founder, President/CEO of Metamaterial Inc.
Founder at Metamaterial Technologies
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About Metamaterial Inc.: Mastering Light using Smart Materials & Photonics. Changing the way we use, interact and benefit from Light.
Mark Herrema
Co-Founder & CEO of Newlight Technologies
As CEO and co-founder of Newlight, Mr. Herrema has over a decade of industrial experience in chemical, biological, and process engineering, intellectual property development, polymer functionalization, private equity finance, and strategic business development. Mr. Herrema has invented a range of proprietary carbon capture and conversion systems and materials, receiving numerous associated US and international patents, steering Newlight through multiple private placement offerings, executing a range of strategic partnerships, and leading the engineering, construction, optimization, and expansion of Newlight’s carbon capture platform. Mr. Herrema graduated magna cum laude High Honors from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and Political Theory, with additional work in Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry.
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About Newlight Technologies: Newlight Technologies is a biotechnology company producing advanced sustainable materials.
Eli Goldstein
Co-Founder & CEO of Skycool Systems
Eli received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. Eli has a passion for energy systems and thermal science. He worked with two energy startups, ZERE and Clean Power Solutions (CPS) and lead thermal modeling/testing for a team on the Gates Foundation’s Reinventing the Toilet Grand Challenge.
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About Skycool Systems: Skycool Systems is improving the efficiency of all cooling systems by harnessing an untapped renewable resource: the sky.
Ross Haghighat
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Triton Systems
Ross Haghighat is a serial entrepreneur with nearly 25 years of experience in founding and transforming companies in the high tech fields of telecommunications, military electronics, biotechnology, and specialty materials. He is the founding CEO of Triton Systems, headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Haghighat serves on the Board of Directors of Triton Systems, S12 Technologies and FRX Polymers. Haghighat co-founded Coretek, Inc., a photonic-based telecom device company that was acquired by a Fortune 100 company in a billion dollar plus deal in 2001. Haghighat holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Advanced Materials from Rutgers University and M.B.A from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.
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About Chinook Therapeutics, Triton Systems: Triton Systems, Inc. (Triton) is an advanced materials, coatings and systems engineering product development firm headquartered near
Erik Birkerts
CEO of Clean Energy Trust
Erik is CEO at Clean Energy Trust (CET). CET is an impact investor that fuels early stage clean energy innovation in the Midwest.
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About Clean Energy Trust: Evergreen Climate Innovations supports entrepreneurs and startups that are bringing impactful climate technologies to market.
Michael H. McGarry
President and Chief Executive Officer of PPG Industries
Michael H. McGarry is president and chief executive officer of PPG. He transitioned to this role in September 2015 and joined the company’s board of directors in July 2015 after serving as president and chief operating officer beginning in March 2015. McGarry joined PPG in 1981 as an engineer at the company’s Lake Charles, Louisiana, chemicals complex. He then progressed through management assignments such as market development manager, silica products; operations manager, silicas, Thailand; business manager, TESLIN® sheet; and product manager in the derivatives, chlorine, liquid and dry caustic soda businesses. In 2000, McGarry became general manager, fine chemicals, and in 2004, he was named vice president, chlor-alkali and derivatives. He relocated to PPG’s European headquarters in Rolle, Switzerland, as vice president, coatings, Europe, and managing director, PPG Europe, in 2006. McGarry returned to the U.S. as senior vice president of the Commodity Chemicals reporting segment in 2008, and he was elected executive vice president in 2012 and chief operating officer in 2014. McGarry also serves as a director and finance committee member on the board of Axiall Corporation. A native of New Orleans, McGarry is a mechanical engineering graduate of the University of Texas and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
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About PPG Aerospace, PPG Industries: PPG Industries is an American global supplier of paints, coatings, optical products, specialty materials, chemicals, glass, and fiberglass.
JB Straubel
Co-founder & CEO of Redwood Materials
JB Straubel is the Co-Founder and CEO of Redwood Materials, a Nevada-based company building a sustainable future by creating circular supply chains, turning waste into profit and solving the environmental impacts of new products before they happen. Prior to founding Redwood, JB spent 15 years at Tesla as Co-founder and CTO. JB built one of the best engineering teams in the world at Tesla and among many topics, he led cell design, supply chain and led the first Gigafactory concept through the production ramp of the Model 3. JB had a direct role in both R&D, team building and operational expansion from prototype cars through to mass production and GWh-scale. JB holds a Bachelor of Science in Energy Systems Engineering and a Master of Science in Energy Engineering from Stanford University.
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About Redwood Materials, Straubel Foundation: Redwood Materials is a battery recycling startup that makes electric vehicles and sustainable materials for circular supply chains.
Robb Osinski
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bambu Global
Robb J. Osinski is a Co-Founder of Performance Indicator, LLC and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. During his tenure at First Eastern Bankshares Corporation, Robb Osinski coordinated the acquisition of local downtown Boston thrift and restructured the corporation to not only sustain significant growth but also survive the cyclical downturn that devastated the competition. Robb Osinski earned his A.B degree in Economics, Cum Laude, from Harvard University.
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About Bambu Global, NowAware: Bambu Global focuses on developing and commercializing breakthrough scientific discoveries.
Alan Hahn
CEO of MycoTechnology
Alan Hahn is the VP of Worldwide Sales and a Co-founder at [Scale](/organization/scale-computing). He has been in general management and sales leadership roles for over 20 years with consistent success and brings strategic and tactical planning from building and managing teams ranging in size from 25 to almost 1,300. Alan’s industry experience ranges from telecommunications to enterprise software solutions focused on the Fortune 1000. Alan’s leadership experience encompasses start-up companies to major corporations. He has successfully grown a start-up from zero revenue to $200M per year, delivering a $1.1B return on a $40M investment. Alan has been a senior officer of a large $1.5B company. As SVP/GM of the largest telecommunications distributor in North America, he had revenue responsibility of $450M. Alan is focused on team building and achieving success through the “Lens and Ram†leadership development program that he developed.
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About MycoTechnology: MycoTechnology utilizes fungi-based food-processing platforms to transform the flavor and value of agricultural products.
Adam Paxson
President & CEO of DropWise Technologies
Adam Paxson is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President of DropWise Technologies Corp.
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About DropWise Technologies: DropWise provides a breakthrough coating technology invented at MIT to protect industrial equipment from fouling and corrosion.
David Blivin
President & CEO of Cottonwood Technology Fund
Dave is co-founder and a managing director of Cottonwood Technology Fund. Cottonwood Technology Fund is focused on early/seed stage companies and brings with it an extensive network to additional capital and strategic customers/partners. Dave has experience working with the national labs and the research universities throughout the southwest at the leadership and research head levels. Prior to co-founding Cottonwood Technology Fund, Dave founded and served as Managing Director of Southeast Interactive, the first and largest information technology-focused fund based in the Southeast. While at Southeast Interactive (SEI), Dave was responsible for raising three funds totaling over $175 million. He was directly involved in fund raising and exit transaction events totaling in excess of $1 billion across the SEI portfolio and generated cash on cash returns on his directed investments of approximately 4X. Dave holds a MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
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About Cottonwood Technology Fund, Respira Therapeutics: Cottonwood Technology Fund is an early-stage venture capital fund that primarily invests in technology-driven companies.
Eben Bayer
CEO of Ecovative Design
Eben Bayer the CEO and co-founder Ecovative. He use biology to create disruptive solutions that are good for people and the planet. He have evangelized a strategy of bio-adaption around the world, including presentations at TED Global, PopTech, and The World Economic Forum in Davos. He is also interested in augmentative neuro-systems, thermodynamics, education, and monetary systems modeled around life. He serve on the external advisory board of the ASU Origins project, the business board of Tech Valley High School, and advises start-ups in and around New York. He studied at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where He received dual degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Innovation & Design. For the 18 years prior, He studied agriculture and farming through hands on learning at my family farm in central Vermont.
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About Atlast Food, Ecovative Design: Ecovative Design is a biomaterials company focused on the development of innovative materials from natural growth processes.
David J Millstone
Co-Chief Executive Officer of Standard Industries
David Millstone is co-Chief Executive Officer of Standard Industries, a privately-held, global industrial business. Standard Industries offers world class solutions that enable the people who depend on them to focus on what matters most in their daily lives, succeeding by investing in extraordinary talent and taking a long-term approach to building businesses. Its companies are leaders in delivering product excellence, exceptional customer experiences and market innovation. With over 15,000 employees, operations in more than 80 countries, and 180-plus manufacturing plants worldwide, Standard’s companies and related businesses include: GAF, the largest building materials company in North America; BMI, the largest manufacturer of flat and pitched roofing systems in Europe; Siplast, a leader in the development and manufacturing of the world’s most advanced roofing and waterproofing systems; Schiedel, a leading designer and maker of chimney, stove and ventilation systems in Europe; SGI, a leading North American aggregates and mining company; 40 North Management, a fundamentally-based investment platform focused on public equities; and Winter Properties, a vertically integrated real estate investment management business. Mr. Millstone resides in New York City with his wife, Jennifer Heyman Millstone, and his four daughters. He serves on the Yale University Development Council and the Board of Advisors of the Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance. The Millstone family is involved in various civic and charitable endeavors including The Fortune Society, The Innocence Project, UJA Federation of New York, and the 92nd Street Y.
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About Standard Industries: Standard Industries is a global, diversified holding company with interests in building materials.
David S Winter
Co-Chief Executive Officer of Standard Industries
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About Standard Industries: Standard Industries is a global, diversified holding company with interests in building materials.
Chris Prucha
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Origin
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About Origin: Origin is an additive manufacturing platform designed for mass production
Zimri Hinshaw
CEO and Co-Founder of Bucha Bio
Zimri T. Hinshaw is the CEO and Co-Founder of Bucha Leather.
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About Bucha Bio: Novel biomaterials grown from infinitely renewable bacterial-nanocellulose.
Duncan Earl
Founder & CEO of Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Dr. Earl has over 20 years of experience developing optical technologies for both private businesses and government organizations. As a former staff member at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Dr. Earl was a researcher with ORNL’s Cyber Warfare group and Quantum Information Sciences team. During his 18 years with ORNL, Dr. Earl’s research focused on quantum encryption solutions and the integration of this technology with the emerging smart grid. He holds numerous patents and research publications and is the inventor of GridCOM’s principle IP. Dr. Earl is also the former founder and CEO of Sunlight Direct, Inc., an ORNL spin-off that commercialized a passive, fiber optic solution for delivering sunlight to the interior of commercial buildings to reduce energy consumption. Dr. Earl invented the technology, founded the company in 2004 and secured $1M in federal funding and $1.2M in private seed investment from the California-based Tech Coast Angels. He oversaw the evolution of the product from a laboratory prototype to a commercial product with over 80 installation sites before returning to ORNL in 2009.
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About Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Qubitekk: Oak Ridge National Laboratory holds a range of R&D assignments, from fundamental nuclear physics to applied R&D on advanced energy systems.
Navid Kazem
Founder and CEO of Arieca
Navid Kazem co-founded Arieca after him completing his PhD in computational mechanics at Carnegie Mellon, where he developed the core technology behind Thubber. He is a former Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship Fellow with multiple high-impact publication and a pending patent on Thubber. His background combines a deep technical expertise with the capacity to convert cutting-edge scientific advancement into commercially successful technology. Navid leads Product development of Thubber, commercial strategic partnerships, as well as fund raising.
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About Arieca: Arieca manufactures and distributes a thermally conductive rubber composite.
Alexander Girau
Chairman, CEO, & Co-Founder of Advano
Girau has spent over 10+ years involved with chemical and nanomaterial technology. He is a Visiting Researcher at Tulane University’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He also is an initial contributor to the research and development of Advano’s core nanomanufacturing technology while a Ph.D. candidate at Tulane University. Professionally, he has consulted as a chemical process engineer on assets worth over $1 billion for several Fortune 500 companies (Shell Exploration and Production Company, Valero Energy, Marathon, etc.) and also for early-stage ventures backed by Bill Gates and Khosla Ventures. Mr. Girau is also a mentor to the New Venture Program to MBA students at Tulane University’s Freeman Business School. Mr. Girau has successful experience with the development of industrial and academic partnerships with multi-national corporations in regards to the commercialization of nanomanufacturing technology. Mr. Girau is also a mentor at the Cleantech Open Accelerator, the world’s largest business accelerator for early-stage clean energy technology ventures. Mr. Girau matriculated as a Ph.D. scholar in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Tulane University but is currently on hiatus to commercialize Advano. Mr. Girau is a Tulane University legacy (3rd generation), having completed a M.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Tulane University and a B.S. (Honors) in Chemistry and Mathematics from Loyola University.
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About Advano, Pioneer Fund: Advano combines nanotechnology with fundamental chemical engineering principles to accelerate the renewable energy revolution.
Michael Zimmerman
CEO & Founder of Ionic Materials
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About Ionic Materials: A materials technology company.
Harlan Byker
CEO of Pleotint LLC
• Co-founder of Pleotint • Discovered and developed Pleotint’s thermochromic technology • Inventor or co-inventor on 58 issued US patents • Sole inventor of the chemistry portion of the first commercially successful electrochromic device, the Gentex automatic dimming rear view mirror for motor vehicles
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About Pleotint LLC: Pleotint LLC is a leader in advanced glass technologies, with a special focus on its proprietary self-tinting Suntuitive® dynamic glass.
Philip Mezey
CEO of Itron
Philip Mezey was appointed president and chief executive officer and named to Itron’s board of directors on January 1, 2013. Mezey has served the company in several capacities during his career at Itron, most recently as chief operating officer for Itron’s global Energy segment, with responsibility for the operations of Itron’s electricity and gas businesses around the world. He also previously served as senior vice president and chief operating officer — Itron North America, group vice president and general manager, as well as senior vice president for Software Solutions. Upon Itron’s acquisition of Silicon Energy in 2003, Mezey joined the company as managing director of Software Development for Itron’s Energy Management Solutions group. Prior to joining Silicon Energy in 2000 as vice president, Software Development, Mezey was a founding member and served 12 years with Indus, a provider of integrated asset and customer management software. Mezey earned his BA degree in history from the University of California, Berkeley.
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About Itron: Itron is a technology company that offers products and services on energy and water resource management.
Michael Suffredini
Co-Founder, President & CEO of Axiom Space
Michael T. Suffredini is President. CEO and co-founder of Axiom Space, LLC. The Axiom Space vision is to make living and working in Earth orbit commonplace as a means to a robust economy in low Earth orbit. To realize this vision, Axiom is building the world’s first internationally available commercial space station to continue what the International Space Station (ISS) community of Nations has begun. Mr. Suffredini has 30+ years of experience in human spaceflight, and served as NASA’s ISS Program manager for a decade prior to his retirement in late 2015. As ISS Program manager, Mike was responsible for the development, assembly, operation and utilization of the 460-metric ton; permanently manned international orbiting laboratory complex. The 15-nation program is the largest international peacetime project in human history. During his tenure, Mr. Suffredini successfully lead the transition of the ISS program from a development and assembly focus to a research and commercial utilization focus, opening avenues for a new commercial marketplace in space. Mr. Suffredini is the recipient of numerous awards including the NASA Distinguished Service medal, the NASA Outstanding Leadership medal, the National Air and Space Museum Trophy and the Yuri Gagarin Medal. In addition, Michael has had both the Rank of Meritorious Executive and Rank of Distinguished Executive conferred on him by the President of the United States.
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About Axiom Space: Axiom Space is the world’s leading commercial space station company.
Joseph Luttwak
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lingrove
Joe, founder of Blackbird Guitars composite string instruments, has over a decade of product development, composites and design experience- including a stint at Ferrari in Italy and with various San Francisco product development firms. Joe, with his team at Blackbird, have been working with natural composites since 2008.
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About Lingrove: Lingrove manufactures natural fiber composites from plant-based fibers and resins using a proprietary process and adaptable platform.
Jeffrey Anderson
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Full Cycle Bioplastics
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About Full Cycle Bioplastics: Full Cycle Bioplastics transforms organic waste into the lowest-cost, lowest-carbon materials on the planet
Dane Anderson
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Full Cycle Bioplastics
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About Full Cycle Bioplastics: Full Cycle Bioplastics transforms organic waste into the lowest-cost, lowest-carbon materials on the planet
Alexander Lorestani
Co-Founder and CEO of Geltor
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About Geltor: Geltor is a bio-design company that makes proteins used in beauty, food, & beverage products like collagen and elastin, but without animals.
Tony Thene
President & Chief Executive Officer&Founder of Carpenter Technology
Tony R. Thene, was appointed as a Director and President and Chief Executive Officer of Carpenter effective July 1, 2015. He joined Carpenter in January 2013 and served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Carpenter, Mr. Thene served as Vice President of Alcoa, Inc. and the Chief Financial Officer of the Engineered Products and Solutions Group from 2007 until 2010. Previously, he served as Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer for Alcoa. Earlier in his career, Mr. Thene worked as plant controller at Alcoa’s Ft. Meade, Florida, and Bauxite, Arkansas facilities before being named Director of Manufacturing for Alcoa’s Industrial Chemicals Division, Arkansas Operations. In 1998, he joined Alcoa’s Wheel and Forged Products Division in Cleveland, Ohio, as Division Controller. In 2001, Mr. Thene moved to Alcoa’s New York Office as Director of the Corporate Financial Analysis and Planning Group, and a year later, he was named Chief Financial Officer for Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals. He was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer of Alcoa’s Global Rolled Products and Hard Alloy Extrusions Group in 2004, and in 2005, he became Alcoa’s Director of Investor Relations. Mr. Thene earned his undergraduate degree in Accounting from Indiana State University and his MBA from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and serves as a member of the Board’s Science and Technology Committee.
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About Carpenter Technology: Carpenter Technology Corporation (NYSE:CRS) produces specialty cast-wrought and powder metallurgy alloys and titanium alloys.
Anvesh Gurijala
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Boston Materials
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About Boston Materials: Boston Materials manufactures Z-axis Carbon Fiber products that can revolutionize the $130B+ lightweight materials market.
David Snydacker
CEO of Lilac Solutions
David Snydacker is the Chief Executive Officer at Lilac Solutions, Inc.
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About Lilac Solutions: Lilac Solutions develops an ion exchange technology to address the challenges faced by lithium producers.
Carter Williams
CEO and Managing Director of iSELECT FUND
Carter Williams is the CEO if iSelect Fund.
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About Cummins, iSELECT FUND: The first personalized private venture fund for accredited investors
Nicolas Cuevas
Chairman & CEO of Urbix Resources
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About Urbix Resources: Urbix Resources offers a variety of graphite powders and advanced graphite products.
Charles A. Sorrentino
President and Chief Executive Officer of GSE Holding
Mr. Sorrentino has over 30 years of general management experience in the manufacturing, distribution, and construction industries. Most recently, he served as president and CEO of Houston Wire & Cable Company from 1998 until his retirement in December 2011. At that time, he joined GSE Environmental’s Board of Directors. Mr. Sorrentino has also held leadership positions at Pameco Corporation, PepsiCo, Inc., and United Technologies (Sundstrand Corporation)
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About : GSE is a leading manufacturer and marketer of geosynthetic lining products and services.
Timur Bazhirov
Founder / CEO of Mat3ra.com
Founder / CEO at Exabyte.io.
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About Mat3ra.com: Mat3ra.com powers the adoption of materials modeling to design and discover advanced materials and chemicals from the nanoscale.
Thomas Schuler
President and CEO of Solidia Technologies
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About Solidia Technologies: Solidia Technologies is a tech firm that makes it profitable to use CO₂ for manufacturing construction and industrial products.
Mark J. Costa
President & CEO of Eastman Chemical Company
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About Eastman Chemical Company, Polymers Group: Eastman Chemical Company (Eastman) is a global specialty chemicals company that produces a range of advanced materials, chemicals.
Mark Shepherd
CEO of Irresistible Materials
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About Irresistible Materials: Irresistible Materials is a materials technology company.
Francis Wang
Chief Executive Officer of NanoGraf Corporation
Francis received his Ph.D. in 1998 from the Department of Chemistry at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. His primary expertise is in the development of novel energy storage materials and systems for portable and stationary applications. His experience in energy storage spans a range of magnitudes from the very small (uW-mW) forms of storage for portable electronics & medical applications to the very large (kW-MW) for transportation and the grid. Francis has had a long career working in some of the world’s largest battery and battery device companies such as Duracell, Boston Scientific and Proctor & Gamble. In 2011, Francis relocated to Beijing, China where he founded the Energy Storage Center for the National Institute of Clean & Low Carbon Energy, serving as Director until 2015. He is the author of over 39 US & International patents and 18 publications in energy storage.
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About NanoGraf Corporation: NanoGraf Corporation is a battery development company researched ways to improve battery life and charging time.
Simardev Gulati
CEO & Co-founder of Dropel Fabrics
Simardev “Sim” Gulati is an entrepreneur in fashion and sustainable technologies. As the Co-founder and CEO of Dropel Fabrics, he’s leading a technology revolution in natural fabrics with Dropel-branded, performance-based natural cotton fibers. Through materials science and nanotechnology they’re creating life proof clothing–preventing spills, stains, odor and other technologies. The founder of The Gulati Group and Barley & Britches, Sim is an experienced innovator and operator for the largest fashion and sports brands that see sustainability and innovation in their future. A sought after speaker at the intersection of fashion and technology, Sim has presented at the New York Fashion Tech Lab, WEAR 2016, Eco-Sessions, and SXSW Innovative World Technology. His work has been featured in Time magazine, The New York Times, Forbes, WWD, Mashable, Bustle and others.
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About Dropel Fabrics, Oxford Angel Fund, The Gulati Group: Dropel makes clothing lifeproof through performance-enhanced natural fabrics and fibers.
Greg Mulholland
CEO & Co-founder of Citrine Informatics
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About Citrine Informatics: Citrine Informatics specializes in the fields of big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
Marc Lebel
President & CEO of FRX Polymers
Marc Lebel is the founding Chief Executive Officer of FRX Polymers. Marc brings 25 years of product and business development, operations, and sales and marketing experience to FRXP. Previously, Marc held senior executive positions at Triton Systems and Aspen Aerogels as Executive VP and VP of Sales and Marketing respectively. Marc was the Global Business Group Director for Cabot Corp. and was the founding CEO of DSM Thermoplastic Elastomers, a company he grew for the $8B Dutch parent company, DSM. Marc holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Ottawa and has completed company sponsored executive management courses at Harvard Business School and the International Management Development Institute.
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About FRX Polymers: FRX Polymers is an industrial company that manufactures Nofia polyphosphonates, a type of fire-resistant plastics.
Kayla Rodriguez Graff
Co-Founder & CEO of SweetBio
Kayla is a thought-provoking business leader specializing in disruptive business models. Her diverse background includes 4 years of medical device venture development and 6 years customer experience strategy at Target Corp., supported by her MBA and Cornell Project Management education. She brings a fresh perspective to the medical device space and spearheaded raising $3M for SweetBio to support product development through FDA clearance (achieved May 2019). Kayla is an excellent communicator talented at setting strategy and building critical relationships and was recently highlighted on 60 Minutes, Forbes and a national television Prudential campaign. She is a proud mom to her 2 year-old son, Maddox, and a champion for young and diverse female leaders. Kayla also serves as a board member on the Epicenter, Life ScienceTN and Women United of the Greater Memphis United Way Board of Directors and formerly Shelby County Mayor Luttrell’s Young Professional Board, Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce SoundCheck Young Professionals board, Mayor Strickland Transitional team and American Cancer Society Young Professional Board. In her spare time, she supports StartCo, New Memphis Institute, STS mentoring for college students, and mentors aspiring entrepreneurs.
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About SweetBio: SweetBio is a medical device company that develops regenerative products using honey.
Virginia Klausmeier
President & CEO of Sylvatex Inc
Virginia founded SVX and has been President and CEO since 2012.
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About Sylvatex Inc: Sylvatex has developed a next generation cathode active material manufacturing process for electric vehicles and energy storage that lowers cost, capital, and carbon footprint.
Austin Sendek
Founder and CEO of Aionics
Austin Sendek is the CEO of Aionics (aionics.io) Entrepreneur-in-Residence with Echelon.
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About Aionics, Echelon: Tools, Data & Consulting Services for A.I.-Driven Materials Design
Shamil Hargovan
Co-Founder and CEO of Wiivv
Shamil Hargovan is an Australian-born Californian entrepreneur, tech marketeer, and product strategy leader with experience building devices, apps, and services for Hewlett-Packard and SRI International valued at over $3B in revenues. Prior to that, he served as a management consultant serving clients in the consumer products and life science industries. Shamil is a thought leader in the 3D printing and augmented reality fields and is driven by the notion: that harmonizing art, business, health, and technology is key to unlocking human potential.
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About Wiivv: Transforming footwear, apparel, and wearables for every human body, so you can move and live your best.
Jason Hill
Co-Founder & CEO of BeTH
Jason Hill is Founder and CEO of BeTH, a medtech start-up and pioneer of human-device interface technology aimed at delivering unprecedented healthcare savings and comfort for patients worldwide. Specific expertise in the development products that rely on novel technologies and are differentiated by human centered design. Previously principal of Sonhill Research and Design with specialty in market research, product positioning design strategy and execution for of novel technologies for various start-ups and think tank Applied Minds. Jason co-authored research framework and served as a mentor at the D-Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has lectured on design at Harvard University. Jason received a Bachelor of Science with Honors from Art Center College of Design (Pasadena) and certificate form highly selective graduate business school exchange program at INSEAD (Singapore).
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About BeTH: Human-device interface solutions.
Mark Evans
CEO of Camston Wrather
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About Camston Wrather: Camston recovers gold, precious metals and polymers from electronic waste using green technology transforming bits to atoms.
Virj Kan
Founder & CEO of Primitives
Virj Kan is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Primitives Biodesign.
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About Primitives: Primitives is a public benefit company that develops advanced bioplastic materials to reduce food waste and plastic pollution.
Eric Steen
CEO & Co-founder of Lygos
At Lygos, Dr. Steens’ primary responsibilities include establishing a strategic vision, managing partnership and customer development, process commercialization, product development, and fundraising. Dr. Steen is an expert in optimizing sugar to product conversion efficiency, and prior to co-founding Lygos he led efforts to engineer yeast for the conversion of sugars into fuels and chemicals at the Department of Energy’s Joint BioEnergy Institute; these technologies resulted in numerous peer-reviewed publications and patents, which are in various stages of commercialization. Dr. Steen earned a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Brown University in Providence, RI, and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco. While in graduate school, Dr. Steen completed a program in Management of Technology at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.
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About Lygos: Lygos provides biotechnology solutions for today’s renewable chemical challenges.
Amolak Badesha
CEO of Orbital Composites
Strategic Account Manager at Broadcom.
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About Orbital Composites, Sand Hill Angels: Orbital Composites specializes in the fields of 3D printing, Composites, robotics automation, and carbon fiber.
Raymond Weitekamp
Founder & CEO of polySpectra
Raymond Weitekamp is the founder and CEO of polySpectra.
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About polySpectra: PolySpectra is an advanced materials company that transforms 3D printing from a prototyping aid into a production manufacturing tool.
Amanda Brief
Co-Founder & CEO of My.Flow
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About My.Flow: My.Flow is a tampon monitor that helps women keep track of and predict their flow during menstrual cycle.
Nadir Bagaveyev
CEO & Chief Designer of Bagaveev Corporation
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About Bagaveev Corporation: Bagaveev is currently working on upper stage propulsion, turbomachinery and GNC.
Gregg Baumbaugh
CEO of FlexForm Technologies
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About FlexForm Technologies: FlexForm Technologies manufactures non-woven natural fiber composite mats and panel products.
Peter Frischmann
CEO and Co-founder of Sepion Technologies
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About Sepion Technologies: Sepion is an advanced membrane company offering a platform suite of highly-tunable nanoscale membranes for multiple industrial markets.
Brenna Nan Schneider
Founder & CEO of 99degrees Custom
Brenna grew up in her family’s Pennsylvania-based manufacturing and design business, which sparked her interest in US manufacturing. At a young age she was trained as a production embroidery machine technician and eventually became the company’s Director of Operations. Her career has spanned the for profit and nonprofit sectors as she has worked to combine her manufacturing background with her passion for economic development. Before founding 99Degrees Custom she worked as the VP, Operations at American MoJo, an apparel manufacturing social enterprise based in Lowell, MA. She was an AIF/William J. Clinton Fellow for Service in India where she worked in the Indian textile industry. Brenna holds an MBA in Social Impact Management from the Heller School at Brandeis University and a BA in International Studies and Economics from Washington College. She loves to garden, trail run, cycle, and hike.
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About 99degrees Custom: 99C manufactures build-to-order apparel for the growing me-commerce market and serves as an economic mobility bridge for the local.
Jeremy Minty
Co-Founder, President & CEO of Ecovia Renewables
Dr. Jeremy Minty is a biotechnology entrepreneur dedicated to addressing the global problems of fossil fuel dependency and climate change. Jeremy’s current work focuses on developing economically viable strategies for sustainable production of fuels and chemicals from renewable resources. He is co-inventor of the EcoSynth platform for cost-effective production of high-performance, biobased chemicals. Jeremy co-founded Ecovia Renewables, Inc. with Dr. Nina Lin with the mission to develop and commercialize cost-effective routes for producing high-performing biobased materials. He earned his undergraduate and doctorate degrees in Chemical Engineering at the University
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About Ecovia Renewables, University of Michigan: We create high-performing biobased ingredients and materials from sustainable processes at the best value for our customers.
James Biggins
Founder, President & CEO of Access Vascular
After shadowing physicians in a Boston hospital and witnessing first-hand the delay in administering antibiotics to a severely ill patient due to infection risks from a catheter, Jim Biggins knew there had to be a better way. Leveraging his engineering expertise and experience with hydrogels, he applied those skills to found Access Vascular in 2015, with the goal of reinventing venous access. Jim has previously held engineering and new product development positions at Ocular Therapeutix, Boston Scientific and Medtronic. In these roles, he launched more than a dozen medical technology products from concept through commercialization. He also has been a partner in a venture creation group with responsibility for identifying opportunities, initiating companies and developing business strategies. Jim earned an M.B.A from Babson College and a B.S. in Plastics Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
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About Access Vascular: Access Vascular is a medical device company that develops novel bulk hydrophilic-based devices to improve venous access.
Mary McGovern
CEO of New Wave Foods
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About New Wave Foods: New Wave Foods is a provider of algae and plant-based food used to preserve and enrich seafood traditions.
Ted Eveleth
CEO of Halomine
Ted Eveleth is the CEO at Halomine.
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About Halomine: Halomine is developing the next generation of antimicrobial products to provide long lasting protection against pathogens
Yan Zhou
CEO of Furcifer Inc.
Yan Zhou serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director at Furcifer.
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About Furcifer Inc.: Developer of next-generation electrochromic films with a broad range of applications that include architecture, automotive and display.
Mark Zager
Chief Executive Officer of Silatronix
Mark is an experienced start-up CEO with more than 12 years in senior management of technology and early stage ventures.
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About Silatronix: Silatronix develops organosilicon electrolytes for energy storage devices such as ultracapacitors and lithium-ion batteries.
Shreya Dave
CEO of Via Separations
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About Via Separations: Via Separations eliminates energy use in industrial processes, allowing pathways for a more sustainable, resource efficient future.
Said Al-Hallaj
Founder & CEO of NETenergy
Said Al-Hallaj is the Founder and CEO NETenergy.
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About AllCell Technologies, NETenergy, Northwestern University, Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth, University of Illinois at Chicago: NETenergy is a thermal energy storage company that is creating a thermal battery designed to offset peak electricity load.
Vikram Devaraj
CEO of Structured Polymers
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About Structured Polymers: Structured Polymers is the world’s first colored ink manufacturer for industrial 3D printers.
Melanie Lang
Co-Founder & CEO of FormAlloy
Melanie Lang is a Co-Founder and serves as the Chief Executive Officer at FormAlloy. She currently serves as the Vice President of Legislative Affairs for Navy League San Diego and is a Women in 3D Printing Ambassador.
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About FormAlloy: Formalloy is a provider of directed energy deposition machines, OEM solutions, and manufacturing and repairing customer parts.
Julia Marsh
CEO of Sway
Julia Marsh currently works as Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Sway.
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About Sway: Sway offers regenerative design solutions for plastic pollution using seaweed to create compostable replacements for single-use plastics.
Tra Willbanks
Founder & CEO of Anchor Fabrication
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About Anchor Fabrication: Anchor Fabrication is a full service metal fabrication
Robert Haleluk
CEO, Founder of Print Parts Inc.
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About Print Parts Inc.: From prototypes to end-use parts, we print high quality parts on-demand with competitive pricing.
Shon Anderson
CEO of B9Creations
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About B9Creations: Digital Manufacturing Technology
Joseph Mirabile
President & CEO of United Safety & Survivability
Joseph Mirabile currently works as the President and CEO for United Safety & Survivability Corporation. He previously worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers as an Experienced Associate.
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About United Safety & Survivability: United Safety & Survivability manufactures seating materials and specialty safety products for the niche transportation market.
Joel Meeks-Matous
Founder & CEO of TMM Disruptive Advanced Materials
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About TMM Disruptive Advanced Materials, TMM Disruptive Advanced Materials: TMM creates sustainable and low-cost Nanomaterials for commercial markets from waste products
Carol Maxwell
CEO of MICROrganic Technologies
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About MICROrganic Technologies: MICROrganic Tech is an Advanced Materials company commercializing energy-positive Microbial Fuel Cells for wastewater treatment & deal
Manas Chatterjee
President & CEO of GXT Green
Bob Chatterjee has over twenty years of business leadership experience in business management, strategy, marketing and sales across a diverse range of corporate, start-up and turn around environments. Bob is intellectually aggressive and has an exceptional track record of identifying core issues and setting strategic direction based upon competencies and market opportunities. A builder of world-class teams, he has exceptional skills in developing, empowering, and motivating individuals and teams to meet and exceed goals. Prior to GXT Green, Bob has held senior management and executive positions for a notable list of public and private companies such as President & CEO of a Financial Services company, Managing Partner of a Business & Executive coaching firm, Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Operations of a Global Information Technology company and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales of a International electronics manufacturing company. Bob has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, with majors in Accounting, Economics, and Marketing, graduating with honors from Delhi University.
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About GXT Green: Economics Meeting Ecology: Economically viable sustainable products including ECOgrade Degradable Bags and ECO-R3SP zero waste packaging
Dan Esposito
CoFounder & CEO of Guardion, Inc
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About Guardion, Inc, Herd Research and Development, Northeastern University: Guardion is making the world safer from radiological and nuclear threats with quantum technology radiation detectors.
Sheeba Dawood
CEO & Co-Founder of Minerva Lithium
Sheeba Dawood currently works as the CEO and Co-Founder for Minerva Lithium.
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About Minerva Lithium: Minerva Lithium develops critical mineral extraction techniques.
Daniel Oran
Founder & CEO of Irradiant Technologies
Daniel Oran currently works as the Founder and CEO for Irradiant Technologies Inc.
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About Irradiant Technologies: Irradiant Technologies develops implosion fabrication lithography for chemically amplified high throughput micro-fabrication.
Chris Hartshorn
CEO and Co-Founder of Xibus Systems
Chris Hartshorn is the CEO and Co-Founder of Xibus Systems.
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About Xibus Systems: Xibus Systems develops a microbiological testing solution applicable to pathogens, allergens, and spoilage organisms.
David Arreaga
Founder & CEO of Ares Materials
After Dr. Arreaga received his B.S. in Mechatronics Engineering he completed his M.S. and Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas, winning a scholarship from the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT). In 2013, Dr. Arreaga leveraged his knowledge of electrode design, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and battery technologies into ground-breaking doctoral work in the Advanced Polymer Research Lab at UT Dallas. He is the author and co-author of a number peer-reviewed scientific journals and publications.
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About Ares Materials: AI-enabled optical polymers
Vaughan Blaxter
CEO of 2nd Skull
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About 2nd Skull: 2nd Skull is a protective headgear company with patented products featuring impact absorption technology.
Alfred Charles Griffin
Founder & CEO of Lightforce Orthodontics
Alfred Charles Griffin is the Founder and CEO of Lightforce Orthodonics. Alfred Charles Griffin is a harvard-trained Orthodontist from a family of orthodontists and dentists.
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About Lightforce Orthodontics, Signature Orthodontics: The only fully customized 3D-printed bracket system based on the anatomy and tooth morphology of each patient.
Carsten Jarfelt
CEO, US of AddiFab
Carsten Jarfelt is the CEO at AddiFab.
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About AddiFab: Freeform Injection Molding by AddiFab – > Injection Molding made agile with seamless scalability and full material & design versatility
Charles Dimmler
CEO & Co-Founder of Checkerspot
CHARLES DIMMLER is the co-founder and CEO of Checkerspot. His career has focused on building and leading teams at emerging growth companies in the life sciences and biotechnology sector. He has deep expertise in general management and leading strategic transactions, with over $1 billion of completed transactions ranging from public and private financings to joint ventures, licensing and M&A. From 2008 to 2016, he served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Solazyme, Inc. where he led financings and a range of other strategic transactions, including two venture capital rounds, the initial public offering, two public convertible debt issuances, and project financing for the construction of a commercial scale manufacturing facility in Brazil. In addition to his corporate development responsibilities, he served as Acting General Manager of Solazyme’s personal care business in 2009. Prior to Solazyme, Charles was the General Manager of Geron BioMed, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Geron Corporation, where he led a team focused on developing R&D and preclinical cell therapy candidates. Charles began his career as an investment banker at Peter J. Solomon Company. Since 2008, Charles has remained active in his community as an Operations Leader with the Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit, the mountain search and rescue team of the San Mateo County Sheriff. Charles earned his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and his BA from Columbia University.
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About Checkerspot: Checkerspot is a high performance materials company that designs materials at a molecular level.
Jim Barrett
CEO of 4iNNO, LLC
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About 4iNNO, LLC: We are Growth Entrepreneurs helping companies grow the top line using Lean and Open Innovation.
Hector Cavazos
CEO, Managing Director of Adama Innovations
Hector is the CEO and managing director of Adama Innovations. He attended University of California, Santa Barbara and studied applied mathematics.
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About Adama Innovations: Adama Innovations have a disruptive technology for advanced manufacturing.
Edward Podubni
Founder / CEO of TinyPCB
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About TinyPCB: Designs and Solutions for advanced packaging.
Robert Fuqua
President & CEO of Atlas RFID
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About Atlas RFID: A Birmingham, Alabama-based provider of an Auto-Identification-based materials tracking and management solution
Noah Snyder
President & CEO of Interphase Materials
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About Interphase Materials: Interphase Materials creates solutions for the improvement of the efficiency of water-based cooling systems.
Christopher Jones
President and CEO of Westwater Resources
Christopher Jones has over 30 years of experience in positions of increasing management and operational responsibility in the mining and energy industries. He was most recently President and CEO of Wildcat Silver, now called Arizona Mining, where his team doubled the size of the resource twice. Prior to that, he was the Chief Operating Officer and Mining General Manger at Albian Sands Energy in Alberta. Christopher Jones was in management at Phelps Dodge Sierrita. and Cyprus Amax Coal. He has a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and an MBA from Colorado State University.
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About Westwater Resources: Westwater Resources is focused on developing energy-related materials.
Joe Sprengard
President & CEO of Veelo Technologies
Joe Sprengard is the President & CEO of General Nano, LLC, a leading manufacturer of lightweight, conductive, carbon nanotube (CNT) composite materials used to improve performance and efficiency while reducing costs in the aerospace and defense markets. Contact: 1776 Mentor Ave., Ste. 170, Cincinnati, OH 45212 [email protected] | (513) 351-0859
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About Veelo Technologies: Veelo Technologies is a manufacturer of lightweight, conductive carbon nanotube (CNTs) composites used in the aerospace/defense markets.
Herb Schwartz
President & CEO of BioPoly
Herb Schwartz is the President and Chief Executive Officer at BioPoly.
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About BioPoly: BioPoly is engaged in the development of orthopedic devices for the sports medicine, orthopedics, and spinal markets.
Connie Jackson
CEO of Crosslink Composites
Connie Jackson currently works as the CEO for CrossLink Composites.
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About Crosslink Composites: Crosslink Composites tailor-made carbon fiber at a low cost for a wide range of new industrial applications.
Wade Tipton
CEO of Ocutec
Wade Tipton serves as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ocutec Ltd. Mr. Tipton has over 15 years experience in the optical and medical device industry, and has successfully commercialised numerous contact lens products. As General Manager at Clearlab UK, he led an aggressive lens manufacturing initiative to increase annual production output from 1 million lenses to 65 million lenses in just 12 months. At VisionTec CL Ltd., he developed a patented manufacturing process to produce low cost high quality lenses
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About Ocutec: Ocutec was founded in 2001 to take advantage of the world-leading materials.
