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At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based CEO’ operating in the Manufacturing space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
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.
Jeremy Andrus
CEO of Traeger Pellet Grills
Jeremy Andrus joined Traeger Wood Pellet Grills as President & CEO in January, 2014 and acquired the business alongside private equity fund Trilantic Capital Partners in July of that year. Prior to Traeger, he served as President and CEO of Skullcandy as well as on its board of directors. In eight years, Jeremy helped grow Skullcandy’s annual sales from less than $1 million to nearly $300 million. He served as Director of Strategic Planning and Acquisitions for boutique hotel owner and operator Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Group from 2003 to 2005 and managed his own hotel development projects focused on Marriott franchise properties from 1998-2002. He served as a Consultant for Monitor Company from 1996 to 1998. Jeremy currently sits on the boards of directors for Wilson Electronics, PurePredictive and TrueGreece, and was formerly a board member of Goal Zero. He volunteers on the loan committee for refugee microfinance agency International Rescue Committee. Jeremy received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and B.A. from Brigham Young University. He lives in Salt Lake City with his wife and four daughters.
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About Traeger Pellet Grills: Traeger Pellet Grills is a manufacturer of wood pellet grills for outdoor cooking.
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Jacob Pechenik
Founder & CEO of Venture Forth Productions
Jacob is currently the Founder & CEO of Venture Forth Productions, a specialty film finance and production company. Previously, Jacob was Founder and CEO of YellowJacket, which was acquired by IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE:ICE) in January 2008. Jacob has nearly two decades of experience in the development and support of enterprise-class trading platforms for large financial services firms and Fortune 500 companies. Prior to establishing YellowJacket in 2003, Jacob founded and served as the CEO of TechTrader, a provider of business-to-business enterprise software for public and private trading exchanges catering to the direct materials markets.
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About Venture Forth Productions: A specialty film finance and production company
Joseph Zwillinger
Co-Founder and CEO of Allbirds
Joseph Zwillinger is a CEO and Co-Founder of Allbirds. He has long been passionate about making things from renewable resources, which led him to start Allbirds and begin tackling sustainability issues in the footwear industry. Prior to co-founding Allbirds, he spent six years at biotech firm Terravia (formerly Solazyme, Inc.) leading its renewable chemical business, developing and selling high performance algae-based chemicals into various industries such as CPG, personal care, and industrials. Previously, Joey worked in advisory and investment roles at Industry Ventures, Deloitte Consulting and Goldman Sachs. He sits on the Board of education nonprofit Stiles Hall, as well as the Advisory Board of Wharton’s Baker Retail Center. He earned an MBA from Wharton with honors, and a BS in industrial engineering from UC Berkeley
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About Allbirds: Allbirds is an apparel and fashion company that specializes in manufacturing eco-friendly wool shoes.
Mary Barra
Chairman and CEO of General Motors
Mary Barra is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors Company. Barra was elected Chairman of the GM Board of Directors on January 4, 2016, and has served as CEO of GM since January 15, 2014. Under Barra’s leadership, GM is working to lead the transformation of personal mobility through advanced technologies such as connectivity, electrification and autonomous driving. Barra has also established a strategic direction based on putting the customer at the center of everything the company does, all around the world. Prior to being named CEO, Barra served as Executive Vice President, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain since August 2013, and as Senior Vice President, Global Product Development since February 2011. In these roles, she was responsible for the design, engineering, program management and quality of GM vehicles around the world. Previously, Barra served as GM Vice President, Global Human Resources; Vice President, Global Manufacturing Engineering; Plant Manager, Detroit Hamtramck Assembly; Executive Director of Competitive Operations Engineering; and in several engineering and staff positions. In 1990, Barra graduated with a Masters in Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business after receiving a GM fellowship in 1988. Barra began her career with GM in 1980 as a General Motors Institute (Kettering University) co-op student at the Pontiac Motor Division. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1985. Barra is a member of the General Dynamics Board of Directors. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Detroit Economic Club and as a member of The Business Council. She is also a member of the Stanford University Board of Trustees, the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council and the Board of Trustees for the Detroit Country Day School. In 2014, Barra and her husband, Tony, chaired the Detroit International Wine Auction, raising a record $2.4 million for scholarships and community arts programs through the College for Creative Studies. In 2012, they chaired the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute’s 30th annual dinner, which raised nearly $1.7 million for cancer research. In 2015, Barra was ranked first on Fortune magazine’s list of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Business.” In 2014, she was named to the Time 100 and Forbes magazine named her one of the “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.”
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About General Motors: General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
Lawrence Firestone
CEO of FirePower Technology
Larry Firestone is a founder and was named the CEO of FirePower Technology, Inc. in February 2014. Mr. Firestone is an industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience in manufacturing and industrial companies and a strong track record of turning companies around and delivering profitable growth and gaining market share while achieving recognition for high quality and outstanding customer satisfaction. Prior to joining FirePower, he was the President and CEO of Qualstar, a publicly held power supply and data storage company, chief financial officer of X-IO Storage a privately held data storage company and prior to X-IO Storage he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Advanced Energy a publicly held power conversion company. Prior to Advanced Energy he held both CFO and COO positions at various other private and public companies. Mr. Firestone holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration with a concentration in Accounting from Slippery Rock State College.
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About Cenntro, FirePower Technology: FirePower Technology manufactures and markets power supplies and cooling devices for computers.
Todd Siwak
Chief Executive Officer of Ferrara Candy
Todd Siwak is CEO of the Ferrara Candy Company. Prior to joining Ferrara, he was an operating partner at Catterton Partners, one of the largest consumer-focused private equity groups in the United States. He brings to Ferrara a wealth of leadership experience in sales, marketing, operations, and management, with a specific focus on the consumer packaged-goods industry. Todd’s career has been defined by his entrepreneurial spirit, which has led him to build several companies that have experienced quick and dramatic growth. Before joining Catterton, Todd was co-founder of TRG Accessories, an international manufacturer and distributor of travel gear and accessories (global licensee for Swiss Army, Timberland, Callaway Golf); Verimetrix, a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of diagnostic medical equipment; and Mindseye Group, a boutique private equity firm with a focus on consumer and health care companies. He began his career as Executive Vice President of Paramount Headwear, where, under his sales leadership, the company quadrupled in size and became the largest headwear manufacturer in North America. In 2002, Todd was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. He holds a J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law and a B.S. in economics from the University of Missouri- Columbia.
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About Ferrara Candy: Ferrara Candy is virtual tours of the making of Lemonheads, Red Hots, Gummies, Jawbusters, Boston Baked Beans and Atomic Fireballs.
Cesar Johnston
CEO of Energous Corporation
Mr. Cesar Johnston joined Energous in July 2014 and serves as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Cesar is a seasoned technologist, entrepreneur, and investor. Prior to Energous, Cesar has had a broad experience in large enterprises and startups. He has previously served as Vice President of Engineering for Wireless Connectivity at Marvell Semiconductor. During his time with Marvell, Cesar led Marvell’s worldwide R&D and development of all Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM, and NFC products. Prior to Marvell, Cesar drove technology innovation at Broadcom responsible for 802.11g and 802.11n products. Cesar has over 20 years of experience working across hardware, software, and services and is recognized as a pioneer in the technology development of multiple first-of generations of SISO and MIMO wireless products. He serves on the CTO Council for the Global Semiconductor Alliance, is an IEEE Senior Member, and is an advisory board member to KINS Technology Group. He also has written over 40 conference and journal papers and holds 25 patents.
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About Energous Corporation: Energous Corporation is the creator of WattUp, charging technology for electronic devices.
Steve Rizzone
Chairman, President & CEO of Energous Corporation
Stephen R. Rizzone serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Energous Corporation.
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About Energous Corporation: Energous Corporation is the creator of WattUp, charging technology for electronic devices.
Nathan Resnick
CEO and Founder of Sourcify
Nathan Resnick is the CEO of Sourcify, a platform that makes manufacturing easy. In the past, Nathan has brought dozens of products to market, ran three ecommerce companies (sold one), and been a part of projects on Kickstarter raising over seven figures. He writes for media outlets like Entrepreneur, The Next Web, Business.com, and more. Nathan also used to live in China and speaks Mandarin.
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About Bubble Hotels, Business 2 Community, Entrepreneur Media, HuffPost, Social Media Today, Sourcify: Sourcify is a manufacturing platform that directly connects customers with factories overseas.
Tim Ellis
Co-founder & CEO of Relativity Space
Tim is the Co-founder and CEO of Relativity Space, the first autonomous rocket factory and launch services leader for satellite constellations. Disrupting 60 years of global aerospace manufacturing, Relativity is developing the first and only aerospace platform to integrate machine learning, software, and robotics with metal 3D printing technology to build and launch rockets and other aerospace products in days instead of years, with the long-term goal of building the future of humanity in space. Since cofounding Relativity, Tim has helped change the future of space exploration by expanding the possibilities of additive metal manufacturing. Under his leadership, Relativity developed the largest robotic metal 3D printer in the world and tested its entirely 3D printed Aeon rocket engine over 190 times, on track to launching Relativity’s Terran 1, the world’s first 3D printed launch vehicle. Terran 1 has won publicly announced launch contracts to support Iridium, Telesat, Spaceflight Industries, Momentus, Mu Space. Tim played a leading role in closing hundreds of millions of dollars in partnership with the U.S. Government, including securing the first-ever US Air Force launch site award to a venture backed company at Cape Canaveral, and exclusive 20-year agreements for multiple test sites and a 220,000-square-foot factory at NASA Stennis Space Center. Prior to Relativity, Tim was responsible for bringing metal 3D printing in-house at Blue Origin and served as a Propulsion Development Engineer on Crew Capsule RCS thrusters, BE-4, and New Glenn. He holds an MS and a BS in Aerospace Engineering from USC, where he played a leadership role in launching the first student-designed and built rocket into space. Tim has testified to the U.S. Senate on commercial space policy and is the youngest member on the National Space Council Users Advisory Group by nearly two decades, directly advising the United States White House on all space policy. He also serves on the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer, and has been honored as an MIT 35 Innovators Under 35 and “30 Under 30” from Business Insider, Forbes, and Inc. Magazine. Relativity is backed by Playground Global, Social Capital, Y Combinator, Mark Cuban, USC, and Stanford.
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About Relativity Space: Relativity Space is an aerospace company that designs, develops, and builds 3D printed rockets.
Chris Power
Founder & CEO of Hadrian
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About Hadrian: Hadrian manufactures precision components for cutting-edge technology companies.
Lars Brubaker
Co-Founder & CEO of MatterHackers
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About MatterHackers: 3D Printing Software, Hardware, & Supplies
Kirk Tanner
CEO PepsiCo Beverages North America of PepsiCo
Kirk Tanner is president and chief operating officer of North America Beverages (NAB). He assumed his current role in March, 2016. A 24-year veteran of PepsiCo with strong leadership experience across beverages, snacks and foodservice, Kirk leads all aspects of PepsiCo’s beverage business in North America. Prior to this role, Kirk was chief operating officer of NAB and president of Global Foodservice. Under his leadership, the division introduced on-trend, transformative innovation including the Pepsi Spire fountain portfolio, STUBBORN Soda, Doritos Loaded and Hello Goodness Vending. In his role as chief operating officer of NAB, he was responsible for expanding partnerships and driving growth across PepsiCo’s foodservice and retail customer base in North America and foodservice operations globally. In his PepsiCo career, Kirk has lived and worked in 11 domestic and international locations and has had numerous positions, including senior vice president, Frito-Lay West Division and vice president of sales of PepsiCo in the UK and Ireland. His vast experience across sales, operations, customer marketing, distribution and channel development has given him a deep understanding of PepsiCo’s go-to-market systems, both in foods and beverages, as well as the varying needs of customers and consumers all over the world. Kirk has led several successful multi-cultural initiatives that resulted in multiple product introductions across the food and beverage portfolio.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Ramon Laguarta
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo
Ramon Laguarta is Chief Executive Officer, Europe Sub-Saharan Africa, with responsibility for leading our food and beverages businesses across Europe and our food business in Sub-Saharan Africa. This role was effective in January 2015. Prior to this role, from November 2008, Ramon was President, PepsiCo Eastern Europe Region. Before that, from 2006 to 2008, he served as Commercial Vice President of Europe. From 2002 to 2006, he was General Manager for Iberia Snacks and Juices, and from 1999 to 2001 a General Manager for Greece Snacks and Marketing Vice President for Spain Snacks. Ramon joined PepsiCo in January 1996. Previous to PepsiCo, he worked for Chupa Chups, S.A., a Spanish leading confectionery company, where he held a number of international roles in Europe and the U.S. Ramon holds an MBA from ESADE Business School in Spain and a Master’s in International Management (M&M) from Thunderbird School of Global Management in the U.S.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Albert Carey
Chief Executive Officer, North America of PepsiCo
Having served in a number of senior executive positions at PepsiCo, Inc., a consumer products company, Mr. Carey enhances our Board’s experience in and oversight of retail, supply chain and marketing matters, as well as contributing to the general management and strategic business development skills of our Board. In 2011, Mr. Carey was named Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo North America Beverages, assuming responsibilities for all aspects of PepsiCo’s beverages business in the Americas. From 2006 to 2011, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Frito-Lay North America, a snack food company and the largest North American business division of PepsiCo. He also served as President of PepsiCo Sales, the sales division of PepsiCo, from 2003 to 2006, in charge of PepsiCo’s sales and customer management for its retail, food service and fountain businesses. Other positions that Mr. Carey has held at PepsiCo, Inc. include Chief Operating Officer of PepsiCo Beverages & Foods North America, Senior Vice President of Sales for Pepsi-Cola North America and Chief Operating Officer of Frito-Lay North America. Prior to his career at PepsiCo, Mr. Carey spent seven years at Procter & Gamble.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Laxman Narasimhan
Chief Executive Officer, Latin America of PepsiCo
Laxman Narasimhan is the chief executive officer of PepsiCo Latin America. PepsiCo is a global food and beverage leader with net revenues of more than $63 billion and a product portfolio that includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. PepsiCo’s main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola – make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world. Laxman assumed the position in September 2014. He leads PepsiCo’s food and beverage business across Latin America and reports to PepsiCo Chairman and CEO, Indra Nooyi. The business covers PepsiCo’s food and beverage businesses in Mexico, Brazil, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. He previously served as the senior vice president and CFO of PepsiCo Americas Foods based in Purchase, New York, which covered the important businesses of Frito-Lay, Quaker and PepsiCo’s Latin America Foods. Prior to PepsiCo, Laxman was a director and location manager of McKinsey’s New Delhi Office. He worked with McKinsey for 19 years around the world, including rotations in Cleveland, Tokyo, Toronto, San Francisco and New Delhi. He had responsibility for consumer-facing industries in India, co-led the Global Consumer and Shopper Insights Practice and led McKinsey’s research on the emerging market consumer. He has worked across multiple industries, including consumer, retail, energy, manufacturing, technology and healthcare. Previously, Laxman co-led the Global Retail Knowledge Council of McKinsey’s Retail Practice.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Joe Hebenstreit
CEO of Shaper
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About Shaper: Shaper is a human-involved robotics company focused on making precision cutting easy and accessible.
Mike Kinder
CEO, Co-Founder of Veryable
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About Veryable: Veryable is an industrial technology company with marketplaces designed to improve speed, flexibility, and agility in manufacturing.
Michael Heltzen
Chief Executive Officer of Cardea Bio
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About Cardea Bio, Nanomed: Cardea is developing a new generation of (bio)technology infrastructure based on proprietary biology-gated transistors.
Hugo Saavedra
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hugo & Debra Natural
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About Hugo & Debra Natural: Hugo & Debra Natural is an all-natural personal body care line made from natural food-grade ingredients.
Tarek Sherif
CEO Medidata Solution and Chairman Life Sciences Sector Board, Dassault Systemes of Dassault Systemes
A founder of Medidata Solutions, Tarek has served as chief executive officer since 2001 and chairman since 2009. Under his leadership, the New York City-based company has grown to become the leading global provider of cloud-based solutions to the life science industry—supporting clinical trials in over 115 countries—while defining the vertical cloud company business model. From inception, Tarek has focused on building the company, including setting Medidata’s growth strategy, driving its innovative business model and helping to attract and inspire the talent that has been the basis of the company’s success. He led Medidata’s successful IPO in June 2009, which has positioned Medidata as one of the best performing companies to go public since 2009 and New York City’s most successful public technology company. Prior to Medidata, Tarek was the managing member of a partnership focused on public and private investments in technology and life science companies. He co-managed a private equity fund specializing in publicly-traded technology companies, including those in the healthcare and information technology fields. Tarek also served as assistant vice president of corporate finance at General Electric Capital Corporation and was a mergers and acquisitions analyst at Brown Brothers Harriman & Company. Tarek received his BA in economics from Yale University in 1984. He graduated from Columbia Business School in 1991, where he earned a degree in business administration and finance. Tarek has received a number of industry accolades, including the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award for the metro New York area in 2010 and the PharmaVOICE 100 most inspirational people in the life science industry award in 2007. He is a board member of the Partnership Fund for New York City and is chairman of Blue Legacy International, a not-for-profit organization focused on preserving our water resources.
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About Dassault Systemes, Medidata Solutions, Partnership Fund for New York City: Dassault Systemes provides project lifecycle management solutions that enable businesses to create and share experiences in 3D.
Karan Talati
Co-Founder & CEO of First Resonance
Karan Talati is a co-founder and CEO at First Resonance.
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About First Resonance: First Resonance builds ION, the Factory Operating System that manufacturers trust for speed, collaboration, and visibility.
AF_initDataCallback({key: \’ds:1\'” alt=”” class=”wp-image-14850″ width=”154″ height=”152″/>Charles Blankenship
President & CEO of GE Appliances & Lighting of General Electric
Charles (Chip) Blankenship is the President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Home & Business Solutions, an $8 billion operating unit comprised of GE Appliances, headquartered in Louisville, KY, and GE Lighting, headquartered in East Cleveland, OH. Together, the businesses employ more than 27,000 people around the world who invent, build and deliver innovative, energy-efficient appliances and lighting products that improve people’s lives. Blankenship began his career with GE in 1992 after earning a B.S. degree in Materials Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Virginia. His first position was that of Staff Scientist at GE’s Corporate Research and Development facility in Schenectady, New York. His technical work resulted in 23 papers published in refereed journals and eight U.S. and European patents. As a program manager, he led a team of scientists and engineers developing alloys and processes for aircraft engine, land-based gas turbine, lighting systems, medical systems and diesel engine applications. Blankenship joined GE Aviation’s Commercial Engines Operation in 1996 as the leader of the CF6 Airline Support Engineering team. He was later appointed Manager of Embraer CF34 programs, and subsequently General Manager of GE Aviation’s Small Commercial Engine Operation. In 2006 he was named General Manager for Aero Energy, a division of GE Energy in Houston, Texas, that supplies aeroderivative gas turbines and packaged generator sets for industrial and marine applications. He returned to GE Aviation in 2008 as VP of the Commercial Engines Operation, a $5 billion business and the world’s leading producer of large and small jet engines for commercial aircraft. He was named President & CEO of GE Appliances on January 1, 2012 and assumed his current role on January 1, 2013.He sits on the boards of KentuckyOne Health and the National Association of Manufacturing (NAM) and chairs NAM’s Task Force on Competitiveness & the Workforce.Blankenship resides in Louisville, KY, and is married with four children.
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About Arconic, GE Appliances, General Electric: General Electric offers infrastructure and financial services worldwide.
Justin Guilbert
Founder & Co-CEO of Bravo Sierra
Justin Guilbert is a co-founder and co-CEO at Bravo Sierra.
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About Bravo Sierra, GoodFish, Harmless Harvest, Intraloop: Bravo Sierra is the military-native performance wellness company.
Jack Rimokh
Chairman and CEO of Signal Brands
As a highly respected industry leader, Jack Rimokh started Signal Brands and built one of the world’s largest handbag companies.
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About Signal Brands: Signal Brands is a manufacturer, distributor of licensed fashion handbags, small leather goods and luggage.
Geoffrey Martin
President and Chief Executive Officer of CCL Industries
Geoffrey Martin joined CCL as President of CCL Label in April 2001. In May 2005 he assumed the role of President and COO of CCL Industries and President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2008. He is responsible for all CCL’s operating units including the Label, Avery and Container businesses. Martin is an international business leader with a proven track record in turnarounds, mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining CCL, he was the Senior Group Vice President, Worldwide Converting Graphic and Specialty Tapes with Avery Dennison.
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About CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.
Erik Palitsch
Co-Founder & CEO of Freeform
Erik Palitsch is a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Freeform Future.
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About Freeform: Stealth-mode additive manufacturing company.
Richelieu Dennis
CEO & Founder of Sundial Brands
Sundial Brands founder and CEO Richelieu Dennis has a passion for entrepreneurship and innovation that traces back to his family’s roots in Africa and that is sustained by a vision to fill unmet consumer needs. This passion has resulted in the independent 26-year-old family-owned & operated manufacturing company’s success today as the maker of top hair, natural, bar soap and bath and body brands via its SheaMoisture and Nubian Heritage lines, as well as its newest brands and forays into prestige beauty via its Madam C.J. Walker Beauty Culture hair care line and Nyakio skin care line.
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About Essence Ventures LLC, New Voices Fund, SheaMoisture, Sundial Brands: An Amityville, N.Y.-based maker of branded skin and hair products
Martin Anstice
President and CEO of Lam Research
Martin Anstice is the FORMER president and chief executive officer of Lam Research who was let go for sexual harrassment claims. Mr. Anstice joined the company in April 2001, was promoted to chief financial officer in 2004, appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer in September 2008, and promoted to president in December 2010. In January 2012, Mr. Anstice was appointed chief executive officer and in February 2012, appointed to the Lam Research Corporation board of directors. He began his career at Raychem Corporation where, during his 13-year tenure, he held numerous finance roles of increasing responsibility in Europe and North America. After Tyco International, Ltd. acquired Raychem in 1999, Mr. Anstice assumed responsibility for supporting mergers and acquisitions at Tyco Electronics Corporation. Mr. Anstice serves as a director of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) and of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG). Mr. Anstice is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the United Kingdom.
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About Lam Research: Lam Research supplies wafer fabrication equipment and services to the worldwide semiconductor industry.
James C. Katzaroff
CEO, Chairman and Founder of Vivos Inc
A serial entrepreneur who started his first company importing minerals and pewter from Brazil while in high school in southern California, Mr. Katzaroff is constantly searching for outstanding opportunities. Hired straight out of college Mr. Katzaroff was a financial consultant for Wall Street firms Bateman Eichler, Smith Barney and EFHutton. Since 1990, he has been responsible for corporate engineering, senior-level corporate strategy, fostering investment bank relationships, and has served as a senior financial advisor for numerous start-ups and development stage companies. A strong desire to make an unshakable impact in the fight against cancer led Mr. Katzaroff to found AMI in 2006.
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About Vivos Inc: Vivos Inc develops manufacturing equipments for the production of medical isotopes used in diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
Ryan Dotters
Chief Executive Officer of Full Swing Golf
Ryan Dotters has spent the majority of his career in the golf industry and joined Full Swing Golf in September 2013 as a Business Development Consultant to oversee new corporate partnerships and establish a new ownership group. In January 2015, Ryan took over as CEO while simultaneously signing a partnership deal with Tiger Woods. Ryan led the acquisition of Virtual Green in March of 2015 and has successfully led significant growth of Full Swing Golf. Previous to Full Swing, Ryan held key positions at Graphite Design(SVP Sales and Marketing), Taylor Made / Adidas Golf (Sales), Adams Golf (Regional Sales Manager – North East), and Callaway Golf (Corporate Sales). Ryan has been able to balance his passion for golf with his love for business.
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About Full Swing Golf: Full Swing Golf is the Worldwide Leader in Golf Simulation.
Barry Pennypacker
President and Chief Executive Officer, Manitowoc Cranes of The Manitowoc Company
Barry L. Pennypacker, President and Chief Executive Officer since 2015. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Mr. Pennypacker served as Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Quantum Lean LLC, a privately held manufacturer and supplier of precision components headquartered in Baltimore, MD. Previously, he was President, Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of Gardner Denver, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of engineered industrial machinery and related parts and services. Prior to joining Gardner Denver, Mr. Pennypacker served in positions of increasing responsibility at Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, The Stanley Works, and Danaher Corporation.
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About The Manitowoc Company: Manitowoc Company Inc is an American global company specializing in products for the food service industry.
John B. Rogers
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Local Motors
John B. Rogers, Jr. is the CEO and co-founder of Local Motors, a technology company based in Phoenix that designs, builds and sells vehicles. This disruptive company is redefining vehicle development by pairing micro-manufacturing with co-creation. Local Motors is the first company to utilize Direct Digital Manufacturing (DDM) in vehicle production, as evidenced when it debuted the world’s first 3D-printed car, the Strati, in September of 2014. Rogers founded Local Motors after serving for seven years in the United States Marine Corps, where he was an Infantry Company Commander. He has worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Co., as an investment analyst at Ewing & Partners, and at a startup medical device company in the People’s Republic of China. He serves as the Chief Investment Officer and Director of the RBR Foundation, a philanthropic foundation focused on education and healthcare. A graduate of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Rogers holds a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School (Baker Scholar).
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About Local Motors: Local Motors is an American motor vehicle company that creates and delivers safe and accessible mobility solutions for local communities.
Douglas Pertz
President and CEO of Clipper Windpower
Douglas A. Pertz is the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of The Brink’s Company and has served in these roles since June 2016. He has led several global companies as CEO over the past 20 years and throughout his career has guided multinational organizations operating in complex environments. Most recently, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Recall Holdings Limited (a global provider of digital and physical information management and security services), having led the company from its initial public offering in 2013 through the successful negotiation of its sale to Iron Mountain in 2016.
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About Brink’s, Clipper Windpower: Clipper Windpower is engaged in wind energy technology, turbine manufacturing, and wind project development.
James Berdigans
CEO & Founder of Printify
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About Printify: Printify is a marketplace connecting online merchants to major print on demand and dropshipping manufacturers worldwide.
Zack Hicks
CEO Toyota Connected & CIO Toyota Motors North America of Toyota Motor
Zack Hicks is senior vice president and chief information officer at Toyota Motor North America (TMNA). He is also the chief executive officer and president of Toyota Connected, Inc. Additionally, he has a global role leading information security management department for Toyota Motor Corporation. As senior vice president and CIO of TMNA, Hicks drives the strategy, development, and operation of all information security systems, solutions and technology. Hicks is focused on aligning the efforts of business operations, strategic planning, and technology to drive business innovation and efficiency. In his role as CEO and President of Toyota Connected, he is responsible for leading global efforts that reinvent the way people think about mobility. Through the use of advanced technology and predictive intelligence, Hicks leads the development of solutions that excite customers and anticipate their needs. Hicks is also a member of the North American Management Committee, board member of The Toyota Foundation and Toyota Insurance Management, Toyota Diversity Board, Toyota PAC Board, and chairs the Executive Steering Committee. Since joining Toyota in 1996, Hicks has championed a global telematics ecosystem and facilitated the implementation of cloud-based collaboration tools for Toyota employees, accelerating communication across the company. He also led the development of an award-winning social media analytics platform enabling Toyota to capture the voice of the customer and intimately connect with them in new ways. Hicks has held several management positions within the company, including telematics, eBusiness, and IT management, where he led the establishment of a demand-management function, the development of next-generation dealership technology, and designed a CIO Magazine award-winning information systems strategy framework to align business and IT strategies. He also served as vice president of administrative services. Recently, he received the award of “Innovator of Year” from D-CEO magazine (2016). He has been named by CIO Magazine as Ones to Watch and awarded multiple recognitions by CIO Magazine’s CIO 100 list. Hicks was named one of the top 10 Global Breakaway CIO Leaders by Evanta/CIO Leadership Network and a Premier 100 IT Leader by Computerworld. He is an active member of the CIO Strategy Exchange, Corporate Executive Board for Chief Information Officers, and Research Board. Formerly, Hicks served as vice chairperson of the UCLA IS Associates, a Trevor Project Board member, and was active with the March of Dimes Foundation. Hicks graduated from Pepperdine University with a bachelor’s degree in business management and a master’s of Business Administration in business and technology from the University of California at Irvine. He received Pepperdine’s Distinguished Alumnus Award at the Graziadio School of Business and Management.
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About Toyota Connected, Toyota Motor: Toyota is an automotive company that manufactures and markets vehicles to over 170 countries and regions.
Michael Preysman
Founder and CEO of Everlane
Michael Preysman is the founder and CEO of Everlane. Prior to starting Everlane, he was an investor at Elevation Partners for both their New York and Menlo Park offices investing in media and entertainment companies. Michael enjoys sitting at the intersection of design and technology. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon with degrees in Computer Engineering and Economics.
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About Everlane: Everlane designs, manufactures, and sells clothing items for men and women via online e-commerce website.
Steven Zhou
Co-Founder and CEO of Moov
Steven Zhou is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Moov.
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About Moov: Moov is a software platform for buying and selling preowned manufacturing equipment.
Isaac Dabah
CEO of Delta Galil
2005 – Present Executive Director GMM Capital LLC Company Information: Formed in 2005. Privately owned hedge fund sponsor. Invests in various sectors of the public equity markets of Israel and the United States including textile and apparel. 2002 – 2004 Chief Executive Officer Jones Apparel Group, Denim Division Company Information: ●Joined in 2002 when Jones Apparel Group bought the Gloria Vanderbilt Apparel Group. Continued as CEO of Gloria Vanderbilt until 2003, then became CEO of the Jones Apparel Group Denim Division. ●Major brands: Gloria Vanderbilt, Polo Denims, L.E.I. Accomplishment: ·Had an annual sales volume of $1,200,000,000. 1993 – 2002 Chief Executive Officer Gloria Vanderbilt Apparel Corporation Company Information: ·Dabah family acquired Gloria Vanderbilt Apparel Corporation in 1993 as a turnaround challenge. ·Under his management the transformation was a case study success, resulting in the 2002 sale to Jones Apparel Group. Continued as the CEO of Gloria Vanderbilt Apparel until 2003 when Jones Apparel Group combined all denim operations into one division and appointed Isaac Dabah as the CEO of the newly created expanded group. Education Baruch University Interest American Sephardi Federation, Board Member
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About Delta Galil: Delta Galil is an Israeli textile manufacturing and marketing apparel for men and women.
Stuart Landesberg
Co-Founder & CEO of Grove Collaborative
Stuart Landesberg is the Co-Founder & CEO of Grove Collaborative, the leading digital-first brand & ecommerce platform for natural home and personal care. Stu has long been passionate about sustainability. He founded Grove, which has been a Certified B Corp since its founding, after learning that offline distribution meant that just a small percentage of families were choosing healthy, sustainable home care products. Grove now serves hundreds of thousands of households in the U.S. every month and has raised over $100 million in total capital. Stu was previously an investor at TPG Growth, where he was involved in over $400 million in consumer and technology investments. Stu and his wife Caitlin live in San Francisco with their daughter and dog, and spend as much time outside as possible.
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About Grove Collaborative: Grove creates and curates high-performing, planet-first home and personal care products and is the leader in zero-plastic CPG.
Dean Foate
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of Plexus Corporation
Dean Foate is our Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer. Dean joined Plexus in 1984 as a Design Engineer in our Engineering Solutions Group. After holding a number of leadership roles in our engineering organization, he was named president of the business unit in 1992. He was next promoted to Executive Vice President, where he assumed leadership over the company’s strategic growth initiatives. In 2001, Dean became our Chief Operating Officer, which led to his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2002. In 2013, Dean was named the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Dean holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s degree in engineering management from the Milwaukee School of Engineering.
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About Plexus Corporation: Plexus uses unique Product Realization service model to transform your concepts into branded products and deliver to your target markets.
Jordan Kretchmer
Co-Founder and CEO of Rapid Robotics
Jordan Kretchmer is the Founder and CEO of Livefyre. Livefyre brings the social web right to any publisher or brand site to drive real-time conversations and community engagement. The company’s suite of real-time products include LiveComments, LiveBlogs, and social content curation, and Livefyre’s customers include FOX News, CBS, Dow Jones, AOL, TIME Magazine, and thousands of others. Kretchmer founded the San Francisco based startup in December 2009, and has overseen its growth to the 7th largest site network on the web, delivering 1 billion live content streams every month. Before launching Livefyre, Kretchmer was the Vice President of Brand at Current TV where he led brand redevelopment for the media company. Previously, he was the Digital Creative Director at Butler Shine Stern and Partners, and Vice President/Associate Creative Director at Mullen Advertising. Kretchmer lives in San Francisco.
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About Livefyre, Rapid Robotics: Rapid Robotics provides out-of-the-box automation for manufacturers.
Aman Advani
Co-Founder & CEO of Ministry of Supply
Aman Advani is Co-founder and CEO of Ministry of Supply, a clothing brand inventing a new category: Scientifically Better clothes. The company was founded out of MIT in 2012 with the mission to incorporate fundamental engineering and performance principles into dress clothing staples, ultimately building a wardrobe that both looks good, and feels comfortable (think Nike meets Brooks Brothers). Prior to co-founding Ministry of Supply, Advani spent 4 years in management and non-profit consulting with Deloitte and TechnoServe. He holds a BSIE from Georgia Tech, and half an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management, was a member of Forbes 30 under 30 list an BBJ’s 40 Under 40 list, and has been featured as the cover of both ASB and Boston Magazine.
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About Ministry of Supply: Ministry of Supply is creating a new category of clothing, performance professional performance clothes for the workday.
Alessandro Parimbelli
Executive Vice President, CEO, Enterprise and Infrastructure of Jabil
Alessandro Parimbelli was named Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise & Infrastructure on October 2, 2014. Mr. Parimbelli joined Jabil in 1998 as a Test Engineering Manager. At Jabil, Mr. Parimbelli served in business management positions in Boise, Idaho and Paris, France before being promoted to Vice President, Global Business Units in September 2006. From 2010 through 2012 Parimbelli was Senior Vice President, Global Business Units, responsible for Jabil’s High Velocity business. Prior to joining Jabil. Mr. Parimbelli held various engineering positions within Hewlett-Packard, Italy and other software engineering companies. He holds an MBA from Colorado State University and a Software Engineering degree from Politecnico of Milan, Italy.
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About Jabil: Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
Kenny Wilson
Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer Jabil Green Point of Jabil
Kenny Wilson was appointed executive vice president and CEO of Jabil Green Point in 2017. Mr. Wilson brings with him more than 35 years of electronics and optics industry experience. He first joined Jabil in 2000 as business unit manager, and has held various leadership roles, including vice president of global business units, running businesses such as consumer electronics and telecommunications. Mr. Wilson was most recently senior vice president of the telecommunications infrastructure sector within Jabil’s Enterprise & Infrastructure Division. Prior to Jabil, he spent eight years at Motorola, where he served as operations director in their handset division. Mr. Wilson has a bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering and a MBA from Edinburgh Business School.
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About Jabil: Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
Steve Borges
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare of Jabil
Steve Borges serves as the CEO of Nypro Healthcare and is a Jabil Executive Vice President. With over 20+ years of global experience in Business Development, Manufacturing Operations and Supply Chain Management he consistently leads and develops new operations and processes that contribute to top-line growth and bottom-line profitability. In Steve’s 22-year history with Jabil he has led successful growth efforts in various diverse markets. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management from Fitchburg State College.
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About Jabil: Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
Michael J. Loparco
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Engineered Solutions Group of Jabil
Michael J. Loparco was named Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, Engineered Solutions Group in January 2016. Previously, Mr. Loparco has served as Executive Vice President, CEO, Industrial & Energy, Senior Vice President of Jabil’s High Velocity business and held a variety of global management positions. Before joining Jabil in 1999, Mr. Loparco was an attorney at Holland & Knight, LLP, practicing Corporate and Commercial Litigation, and was a Certified Mediator in the judicial circuits of the State of Florida. He holds a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Stetson University College of Law; and attended Florida State University, College of Law, while serving in the Committee of Business and Professional Regulation for the FL House of Representatives. He holds a B.A. in International Business, with minor degrees in Spanish and Business Management, from Eckerd College.
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About Jabil: Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
David Calhoun
President and CEO of The Boeing Company
David Calhoun is an American businessman, author, philanthropist, and the president and CEO of The Boeing Company. David had served on Boeing’s board of directors since 2011 and now leads the aerospace company’s strategic direction. Previous to leading Boeing, Dave was senior managing director and head of portfolio operations at The Blackstone Group. He began there in January 2014, after leading Nielsen Holdings as Chief Executive Officer since 2006. During this time, Dave oversaw Nielsen’s transformation from a privately held company into a publicly traded corporation. He continued to serve on Nielsen’s board of directors as the Executive Chairman from January 2014 to January 2016. In this role, he remained engaged in the company and provided counsel to Nielsen’s executives. Dave began his career at The General Electric Company. Before leaving GE for Nielsen, David served as vice chairman of The General Electric Company and chief executive officer of GE Infrastructure, GE’s largest business unit. During his 26-year tenure at General Electric, Calhoun led several business units, including GE Lighting, GE Employers Reinsurance Corp., GE Aircraft Engines, and GE Transportation. He held various roles across the company earlier in his career, which ranged from finance to marketing. In these roles, Dave gained a great deal of experience in business strategy and operations. David serves on the board of directors at Caterpillar, Inc. and Neurofocus, Inc. He is also a member of The Business Roundtable — a group of CEOs and business leaders dedicated to broadening opportunities for Americans that work in the U.S. economy. Dave earned his BS in accounting at Virginia Tech and now serves on their Pamplin Advisory Council. He supports Virginia Tech through philanthropic initiatives that help provide resources to underprivileged students. He is the co-author of the book, How Companies Win. In the book, he and Rick Kash of the Cambridge Group discuss the changing business landscape and how companies can maintain success while navigating the economy’s continuous digital transformation.
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About The Boeing Company: Boeing Company manufactures and sells aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites and provides product leasing and support services.
Theodore Colbert
President and Chief Executive Officer, Boeing Global Services of The Boeing Company
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About The Boeing Company, The Boeing Company, The Boeing Company: Boeing Company manufactures and sells aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites and provides product leasing and support services.
Douglas Oberhelman
Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar
Douglas Oberhelman, 60, is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc. Prior to his current position, Douglas Oberhelman served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer-Elect and as a Group President of Caterpillar Inc. Other current directorships: Eli Lilly and Company. Other directorships within the last five years: Ameren Corporation. Douglas Oberhelman has been a director of the Company since 2010.
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About Caterpillar, Caterpillar: Caterpillar has been making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent.
Rich Fulop
Co-Founder & CEO of Brooklinen
Rich is a first-generation American, an avid skier, a huge Arsenal fan, and he just so happens to make the best sheets ever. After graduating from New York University (NYU) in 2003, Rich spent four years working through the ranks in the finance industry until the pesky Recession redirected his path. Rich decided to go back to the drawing board, returning to NYU to hone his entrepreneurial chops within the Stern School of Business — on a full-ride scholarship, no less.
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About Brooklinen, Google: Brooklinen is a manufacturer and supplier of bed and bath linens as well as loungewear.
Kyle Clark
Founder and CEO of BETA Technologies
Kyle Clark is an aerospace engineer, pilot, and the founder and CEO of BETA Technologies, a Vermont-based company working to electrify aviation. Kyle and his team are focused on building solutions that move goods and people more safely, efficiently, and with minimal environmental impact to help shift the transportation paradigm and turn the corner on climate change. To do this, BETA is building innovative electric propulsion systems, electric; net-zero aircraft; and a cross-country, multi-modal charging infrastructure that powers electric transportation more broadly.
Prior to founding BETA, Kyle co-founded Venture.co and was Director of Engineering at Dynapower, where he and his team of programmers, engineers, and technicians developed a full line of inverters, pulse modulators, and control systems, and served as a founding partner and Vice President of Engineering at iTherm Technologies. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Kyle played right wing in the NHL’s Washington Capitals organization. He is a Certified Flight Instructor as well as a licensed commercial airplane and helicopter pilot. Kyle holds a degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Harvard University, where he studied flight dynamics and control algorithms.
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About BETA Technologies: BETA Technologies manufactures electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and recharging pad systems.
Hamdi Ulukaya
Founder & CEO of Chobani
Hamdi Ulukaya is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Chobani. After moving to New York from his native Turkey, Hamdi found that in America, yogurt just wasn’t as delicious and widely available as it was back home. Hamdi believed everyone deserved better options, so he set about making delicious, nutritious, natural and accessible Greek yogurt right here in the U.S. The rest, as they say, is history. America’s number one Greek yogurt is made with only natural ingredients. Always has been, always will be. In 2005, Hamdi happened upon an ad for a recently closed yogurt plant. For him, the find was fate, and he knew in his heart he wanted to buy it. The Chobani® dream finally had a home. For the next two years, Hamdi focused on every step of the process. He carefully built his team, which included hiring a master yogurt maker to ensure quality from the ground up. Just nine years after Chobani started, it has become the #1 Greek yogurt brand in the U.S.
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About Chobani, Chobani Food Incubator: Chobani produces and markets Greek yogurt.
Keith Cozza
President, CEO & Director of Icahn Enterprises
Keith Cozza has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Enterprises L.P. and its general partner, Icahn Enterprises G.P., Inc., since February 2014, and as a director since September 2012. Mr. Cozza served as Executive Vice President from February 2013 to February 2014. Mr. Cozza has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Icahn Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises and Icahn Enterprises Holdings, since February 2013. Mr. Cozza has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Icahn Associates Holding LLC, a company controlled by Carl C. Icahn, since 2006. From 2004 to 2006 Mr. Cozza served as Controller at Icahn Associates Holding LLC. Prior to that Mr. Cozza was a senior assurance associate at Grant Thornton LLP. Mr. Cozza has been a director of: The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack, an automotive parts installer and retailer, since February 2016; a director of: FCX Oil & Gas Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Inc., since October 2015; IEH Auto Parts LLC, since June 2015; Tropicana Entertainment Inc., since February 2014; PSC Metals Inc., since February 2014; Herbalife Ltd., a nutrition company, since April 2013 and XO Holdings, a competitive provider of telecom services, since August 2011. Mr. Cozza has also been a member of the Executive Committee of American Railcar Leasing LLC since June 2014. Mr. Cozza was previously a director of CVR Refining GP, LLC, the general partner of CVR Refining, LP, from January 2013 to February 2014; and MGM Holdings Inc., an entertainment company focused on the production and distribution of film and television content, from April 2012 to August 2012. XO Holdings is indirectly controlled by Carl C. Icahn. Mr. Icahn also has or previously had non-controlling interests in Freeport-McMoRan, Herbalife and MGM Holdings through the ownership of securities. Mr. Cozza brings to his service as a director his significant experience in leadership roles as director of various companies as discussed above. In particular, his experience as the Chief Financial Officer of Icahn Associates Holding LLC enables him to understand the complex business and financial issues that we may face.
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About Icahn Enterprises: Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NASDAQ: IEP), a master limited partnership, is a diversified holding company engaged in nine primary business.
Christopher Sinclair
CEO of Mattel
Christopher A. Sinclair has been Chief Executive Officer since April 2015 and has served as Chairman of the Board of Mattel since January 2015. He also served as Interim Chief Executive Officer from January 2015 to April 2015. Prior to assuming the role of Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer, Sinclair served as the Independent Lead Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Executive Committee since 2011. From 2002 to 2008, he served as Executive Chairman of Scandent Holdings, an information technology investment company. From 2005 to 2009, he also served as Executive Chairman of Cambridge Solutions Corporation Ltd., a leader in providing information technology and business process outsourcing services. He served as a Managing Director of Manticore Partners, LLC, a venture capital advisory firm, from 2000 to 2005, as an Operating Partner of Pegasus Capital Advisors, LP, a private equity firm, from 2000 to 2002, and as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Caribiner International, Inc. from 1999 to 2000. Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Quality Food, Inc., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pepsi-Cola Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Foods & Beverages International and Pepsi-Cola International for more than five years.
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About Mattel: Mattel is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of toys and family products.
Andy Krantz
CEO and Co-Founder of Paravel
CEO and Co-Founder at Paravel.
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About Paravel: Paravel is a designer and manufacturer of luggage bags and travel accessories.
Steven Solomon
CEO & Director of Palmaz Scientific
Steven B. Solomon currently serves as the chief executive officer and a director of Palmaz Scientific, a leader in the research, development and commercialization of implantable medical devices manufactured with patented thin film physical vapor deposition technologies and processes. Mr. Solomon has served in executive and director roles with public and private companies for more than 20 years, with substantial experience in public and private equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and executive management. Mr. Solomon served as chief executive officer, president and chairman of the board of directors of Citadel Security Software Inc. since its formation in December 1996 until its sale in December 2006 to McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE). Mr. Solomon also served as director, president and chief executive officer of CT Holdings Enterprises, Inc. until the company’s merger with Xcorporeal Inc. Mr. Solomon was the founder and served as chairman of the board, chief executive officer and director of Parago, Inc., an incubation venture of CT Holdings that is an application solution provider and internet-based business process outsourcer that provides an on-line suite of promotional offerings designed to automate promotional management and optimize the customer care services offered by its clients. Mr. Solomon led Parago in completing approximately $85 million in angel and venture financings and three acquisitions. From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Solomon also served as a director of River Logic, Inc., an incubation venture of CT Holdings that creates and operates integrated networks of decision support tools, E-learning solutions and E-commerce capabilities designed to enable decision makers to leverage knowledge and information to gain a competitive advantage. Mr. Solomon has served on the board of directors of Boo-Koo Holdings and the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA) where he testified before a congressional oversight hearing on “Information Security-Vulnerability Management Strategies and Technology,” providing an industry perspective on cyber security legislation and the importance of protecting our national infrastructure. Mr. Solomon is also active in the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) of North Texas.
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About Palmaz Scientific: Palmaz Scientific develops and manufactures implantable prosthetic devices for the cardiovascular orthopedic and cosmetic markets.
Joe Justice
Founder & CEO of Wikispeed
Joe Justice is a consultant at Scrum, Inc., a TEDx speaker, and coach for agile hardware and manufacturing teams around the world. Scrum, Inc. is the principle thought leadership and training body on Scrum and agile development. He is the founder of Team WIKISPEED, an all Scrum volunteer-based, “green” automotive prototyping company, with a goal to change the world for the better. Joe consults and coaches teams and companies on implementing Scrum at all levels of their organization, both in software and physical manufacturing. Joe has been featured in Forbes 5 times, CNN Money once to date, interviewed by Fast Company, featured on the Discovery Channel, and other media outlets globally for his work reducing time to value in companies globally and within the non-profit social good do-tank, Team WIKISPEED. Joe founded Team WIKISPEED in 2006, and with the distributed, collaborative, volunteer team tied for 10th place in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize and in the process formalized eXtreme Manufacturing, a process adapting the fastest moving methods of fast moving software startups to non-software development, testing, and manufacture. As a result, he is lucky enough to serve on the board of advisors for groups from aerospace engineering to manufacturing to education. Joe has spoken and/or launched teams at UC Berkley, Cambridge, Google, Microsoft, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, John Deere, and others; in Vietnam, India, China, Switzerland, Germany, France, Romania, the UK, Brazil, Canada, the United States, and others. Lucky for Joe, this is tremendously enjoyable and rewarding work, resulting in faster time to value in industries from medical devices to construction.
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About Wikispeed: Wikispeed is a green automotive-prototyping company dedicated to offering mass-production road-legal vehicles.
Bradley Rothenberg
Co-Founder and CEO of nTopology
Bradley Rothenberg is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of nTopology.
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About nTopology: nTopology is a company that develops software used in the design and manufacturing of 3D-printed parts and products.
Jeffery Hawn
Chairman and CEO of Quest Software
Jeffrey Hawn has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2015. Hawn is currently Chairman and CEO of Vertafore, a provider of software and solutions to the insurance industry. Prior to joining Vertafore, Hawn served as Chairman and CEO of The Attachmate Group, a software holding company, from May 2005 to November 2014. Prior to that, he was an Operating Partner of JMI-Inc., a private equity firm, a role he assumed in April 2004. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President of Operations for BMC Software, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise management solutions, from July 2000 to March 2004 and as a partner with McKinsey & Company, a leading management consulting firm, from July 1990 to July 2000. Hawn received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. Hawn served on the board of Pervasive Software Inc. from February 2003 until April 2013, the board of Vignette Corporation from November 2001 until July 2009 and numerous private company boards.
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About Attachmate, CD&R LLP, Quest Software: Quest Software is a software manufacturer that develops, manufactures, and supports software used by IT professionals.
Sean Riley
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder of DudeProducts
Often referred to as Rilé, he’s a self proclaimed creative hustling mastermind and tends to forget to charge his cell phone. What he lacks in organizational skills, he makes up for in awesomeness (also self proclaimed).
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About DudeProducts: Dude Products offers Dude Wipes, a brand of moist male tissues to combat stank.
Mike Slessor
Chief Executive Officer of FormFactor
Michael D. Slessor has served as the Chief Executive Officer of FormFactor, Inc. since December 2014, and as a Director since October 2013. Mike served as President from October 2013 to December 27, 2014, and as Senior Vice President and General Manager, MicroProbe Product Group from October 2012 to October 2013. Before joining FormFactor, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of MicroProbe from July 2008 through the October 2012 closing of FormFactor’s acquisition of MicroProbe. Prior to joining MicroProbe, he held various management, product-marketing, and applications-engineering positions in the semiconductor industry, primarily with KLA-Tencor. Mike received his Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Physics from the California Institute of Technology and his B.A.Sc. in Engineering Physics from the University of British Columbia.
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About FormFactor: FormFactor is a global leader in advanced wafer probe card technology and design, FormFactor is a mission critical supplier to top
Robert Gamgort
CEO & President of Keurig Dr Pepper
Robert Gamgort was appointed Chief Executive Officer at Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (Keurig), a personal beverage system company that has revolutionized the way consumers create and enjoy beverages, in May 2016. Robert came to Keurig from Pinnacle Foods, where he spent seven years as CEO, increasing the value of the company over five times during his tenure. Prior to joining Pinnacle, Robert served as North American President for Mars Incorporated, where he managed the company’s portfolio of confectionery, main meal, pet food, and retail businesses. Robert joined Mars in 1998, initially serving as Vice President of Marketing for M&M / Mars and then as General Manager of its Chocolate Unit. Prior to Mars, Robert served as President of Major League Baseball Properties. Bob began his career at Kraft Foods where he served in key marketing, sales, corporate strategy, and general management roles. Robert holds an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a BA in Economics from Bucknell University. He also studied at the London School of Economics. Bob serves on the Board of Directors of Wayfair Inc. and the Grocery Manufacturers Association.
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About Keurig Dr Pepper: Keurig Dr Pepper is a coffee and beverage company.
Raunak Bhinge
CEO, Managing Director & Founder of Infinite Uptime
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About Infinite Uptime: Infinite Uptime is an industrial IoT solution provider for improved quality and productivity in the engineering and processing industries.
Thomas Oxley
CEO & Founder of Synchron
Thomas Oxley is the CEO at Synchron
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About Defence Science and Technology, Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health, Mount Sinai Health System, Synchron, Synchron, University of Melbourne, VascuLab: Synchron is a bioelectronics medicine company that develops neuromodulation solutions for previously-untreatable nervous system conditions.
Matthew Farrell
Chief Executive Officer of Church & Dwight, Co
Mr. Farrell has been our Chief Executive Officer since January 2016. From November 2014 through December 2015 Mr. Farrell had been our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. From May 2007 through October 2014, Mr. Farrell had been our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and from September 2006 through May 2007, he was our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Farrell was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alpharma Inc. from April 2002 through August 2006. From July 2000 through April 2002, he served as Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications at Ingersoll-Rand Ltd. From November 1994 through June 2000, he held various senior financial positions at AlliedSignal Inc. Mr. Farrell currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Lydall, Inc., a supplier of engineered thermal, acoustical and filtration products.
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About Church & Dwight, Co: Church & Dwight Co., Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a range of household, personal care and specialty products.
Joshua Aviv
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of SparkCharge
Joshua is a certified Data Scientist and the Founder and CEO of SparkCharge, a company specializing in the portable charging of electric cars. His experience in entrepreneurship and startups spans over 4 years and he is a dynamic figure in the cleantech community. Joshua is also the most recent winner of the New York Business Plan Competition and won awards in over seven business competitions. Joshua holds B.A. in Economics and Masters in Information Management from Syracuse University.
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About SparkCharge: SparkCharge is an automotive company that manufactures and develops charging stations for electric vehicles.
Cristiano Amon
President & CEO of Qualcomm
Cristiano Amon serves as executive vice president, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and co-president of Qualcomm Mobile and Computing (QMC), the world’s largest provider of wireless chipsets and software solutions. In this role, and in partnership with Murthy Renduchintala, he is responsible for the oversight of all activities related to Qualcomm’s semiconductor business within the mobile and computing segment. Amon also serves as a member of Qualcomm’s executive committee. Prior to his co-president role, Amon served as Senior Vice President of Product Management of QMC, managing the company’s wireless chipset portfolio. While at Qualcomm, he was also the chief technical officer of Vésper, a wireless operator in Brazil.
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About Qualcomm, VeloCom: Qualcomm designs, manufactures, and markets digital wireless telecommunications products and services.
David McCalib
CEO and Co-Founder of Printforia
David is CEO and Co-Founder of Printforia Inc. Helping to bring a team together of former Amazon.com, jet.com, Brandless, GearLaunch executives to tackle the highly fragmented and inefficient supply chain for customized apparel. He has over 15 years of experience in E-Commerce Fulfillment and High Tech Manufacturing. He led the development and deployment of Amazon’s largest machine learning assisted inventory inspection systems, RFID/IoT and Worldwide Engineering groups helping to take new consumable businesses global with Amazon Fresh, Pantry and PrimeNow. David has over 10 patents granted in the areas of Robotics, Medical Device Design, AR/VR and Fulfilment and Delivery Systems. He advises two companies in the US and Brazil in the RFID/IoT industry. David has a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and dual bachelors in Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering from OIT.
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About Amazon, Printforia: Printforia is a printing service company that offers real-time fulfillment and delivery of customized apparel.
Mark Malcolm
President and Chief Executive Officer of Tower International
President and Chief Executive Officer of Tower International, Inc. since August 2007. Senior Advisor to Cerberus Capital Management from 2006 to 2007. Executive Vice President and Controller of Ford Credit from 2004 to 2005. Director of Finance and Strategy, Global Purchasing of Ford from 2002 to 2004. Mr. Malcolm currently serves as a director of Tower International, Inc.
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About Tower International: Tower International is a leading integrated global manufacturer of engineered structural metal components and assemblies.
Dan Shapiro
CEO of Glowforge
Dan Shapiro is the CEO and primary turtle wrangler at Robot Turtles, a company created when he accidentally launched the bestselling board game in Kickstarter. He has previously spent time leading a Google subsidiary that operates comparison shopping products. Dan Shapiro joined Google when they bought his previous company, Sparkbuy, a comparison shopping website, where he was founder and CEO. Before Sparkbuy, Dan Shapiro was founder and CEO of Ontela, a pioneering mobile imaging company, where he was named CEO of the Year by MobileBeat. Ontela was frequently recognized including the Dow Jones Top 10 in Wireless list, the CTIA award for Best Social Networking Application, and Breakthrough Startup of the Year by the WTIA. Prior to founding Ontela, Dan Shapiro managed development of the RealArcade service at RealNetworks, enabling thousands of end-users to play classic games such as Monopoly, Scrabble, and Rollercoaster Tycoon on their desktops. He arrived at RealNetworks by way of Wildseed, where he managed software development for the Identity Cellular Phone. Dan Shapiro started his career at Microsoft working on Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. Dan Shapiro’s articles have been published in the Washington Post, Wireless Week, and the Seattle PI, and he is a frequent speaker at conferences and events. He serves on the board of the non-profit Washington Technology Industry Association. He is a mentor for the Founder’s Institute, 500 Startups, and Techstars. Dan Shapiro has been awarded eleven U.S. patents, and received his B.S. in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College.
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About Glowforge, Robot Turtles, Sparkbuy: Glowforge is a manufacturer of 3D laser printers intended to offer printing services on a wide range of materials and many more.
Mark Reynoso
CEO of EcoSense Lighting
Mark Reynoso is the CEO at Ecosense Lighting.
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About EcoSense Lighting: EcoSense Lighting designs and develops lighting solutions for commercial and residential applications.
Greg Johnson
President, Chief Executive Officer of O’Reilly Auto Parts
Greg Johnson, Executive Vice President of Supply Chain, has been an O’Reilly Team Member since 2001 when the company purchased Mid-State Automotive. Greg’s career in the automotive industry began in 1982. Greg’s primary areas of responsibility are Distribution Operations, Logistics, Purchasing, Inventory Management, Merchandise, Pricing, and Advertising. Greg’s career began as a part-time distribution center team member and progressed through the roles of Retail Systems Manager, Warehouse Management Systems Development Manager, Director of Distribution, Vice President of Distribution Operations, and Senior Vice President of Distribution Operations. Greg has held the position of Executive Vice President of Supply Chain since 2014.
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About O’Reilly Auto Parts: O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. is a specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories.
Siegfried Weber
Managing Director and Co-CEO of Kalle
Siegfried Weber is the managing director, Co-CEO, at the Kalle Group. Mr. Weber was the SVP Global Sales & Marketing at Mauser Packaging Solutions, a global leader in solutions and services across the packaging lifecycle. Before joining Mauser in 2005, Mr. Weber served as President and General Manager of Rhein Chemie, a business unit of Lanxess.
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About Kalle: One of the world’s leading industrial manufacturers of artificial casings for the meat processing industry.
Mae Jemison
President & CEO of BioSentinent Corporation
Mae C. Jemison leads 100 Year Starship (100YSS), a bold, far reaching nonprofit initiative to assure the capabilities exist for human travel beyond our solar system to another star within the next 100 years. Jemison is building a multi-faceted global community to foster the cultural, scientific, social and technical commitment, support and financial framework to accomplish the 100YSS vision-An Inclusive, Audacious Journey (that) Transforms Life Here on Earth and Beyond. 100YSS programs include: Annual public conference NEXUS- Pathway to the Stars: Footprints on Earth; the Canopus Awards for Excellence in Interstellar Writing; the 100YSS Crucibles-Invitation only, transdisciplinary workshops to generate new disciplines to disrupt technological and systemic hurdles; and 100YSS True Books to engage elementary students. The 100YSS Way Research Institute seeks to generate the radical leaps that accelerate knowledge, technology, design, and thinking not just for space travel, but to enhance life on Earth. Jemison led the team that won the competitive, single awardee seed funding grant in February 2012 from premiere research agency DARPA. Jemison, the first woman of color in the world to go into space, served six years as a NASA astronaut. Aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, STS-47 Spacelab J mission in September 1992, she performed experiments in material science, life sciences and human adaptation to weightlessness. Jemison started The Jemison Group, Inc. (JG) a technology consulting firm integrating critical socio-cultural issues into the design of engineering and science projects, such as satellite technology for health care delivery and solar dish Stirling engine electricity in developing countries. JG researches and develops stand-alone science and technology companies. BioSentient Corporation, a medical devices and services company focused on improving health and human performance is such a company. An Environmental Studies professor at Dartmouth College, Jemison worked on sustainable development and technology design particularly for the developing world. Before joining NASA she was the Area Peace Corps Medical Officer for Sierra Leone and Liberia and a general practice physician in Los Angeles. In 1994 Jemison founded the international science camp The Earth We Share™ (TEWS) for 12-16 year old students from around the world, a program of the non-profit Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence (DJF). From 2011 to 2014, DJF held TEWS-Space Race in collaboration with the Los Angeles Unified School District training hundreds of middle school teachers in experiential science education and over thousands of middle school students. Other foundation programs include Reality Leads Fantasy-Celebrating Women of Color in Flight that highlighted women in aviation and space from around the world. EXPO Inspire is a hands-on public STEM fair. LOOK UP™ announced in September 2017 an international movement to galvanize people worldwide, on a single day, to acknowledge that we are Earthlings. Jemison is Bayer Corporation USA’s national science literacy ambassador. She is one of the series hosts for National Geographic’s “One Strange Rock” and space operations advisor for its global miniseries MARS. Jemison is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine and is on the boards of directors of Kimberly–Clark, the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards and the Texas Medical Center. She was the Founding Chair of the Texas state Product Development and Small Business Incubator Board, Chair the Texas State Biotechnology and Life Sciences Industry Cluster, Chair of the Greater Houston Partnership Disaster Planning and Recovery Task Force, and served on the board of Scholastic, Inc. and Valspar Corporation. Jemison is a inductee of the National Women’s Hall of Fame, the National Medical Association Hall of Fame and Texas Science Hall of Fame, International Space Hall of Fame as well as a recipient of the National Organization for Women’s Intrepid Award, The Kilby Science Award and National Association of Corporate Directors’ Directorship 100 most influential people in the boardroom in 2014, Honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and the New York Academy of Sciences, among many honors. She was a featured panelist on the CNBC special “The Business of Science” (9/2011) and was one of the teachers on “The Dream School.” Jemison is an author including Find Where the Wind Goes: Moments from My Life True Books series on space exploration. She was the first real astronaut to appear on Star Trek TV series and is a LEGO figurine in the LEGO Women of NASA kit. B.S., Chemical Engineering; Fulfilled requirements A.B., African and Afro-American Studies-Stanford University M.D., Cornell University.
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About Bayer Corporation – U.S., BioSentinent Corporation: BioSentinent Corporation.
Jeff Engler
CEO of Wright Electric, Inc.
Jeff Engler is Founder & CEO at Wright Electric.
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About Wright Electric, Inc.: Wright Electric is a leader in the future of sustainable, lower emissions air travel.
Stephen Luczo
CEO of Seagate Technology
Stephen Luczo serves as the Chairman of the Board, CEO and President. Luzco joined us in October 1993 as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. In September 1997, Luczo was promoted to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of our predecessor, Seagate Technology, Inc. and, in July 1998, he was promoted to Chief Executive Officer. Luczo resigned as our Chief Executive Officer, effective 3 July 2004, but retained his position as Chairman of the Board. In January 2009, Luczo was appointed President and CEO. Prior to joining us, Luczo was Senior Managing Director of the Global Technology Group of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., an investment banking firm, from February 1992 to October 1993.
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About Bridge Budapest, Seagate Technology: Seagate offers consumers and businesses with data storage solutions to create, share, and preserve digital content.
Michael McDonnell
President, Chief Executive Officer of General Cable
Michael T. McDonnell has been President and Chief Executive Officer of General Cable Corporation since July 2015. Most recently, Mr. McDonnell was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of TPC Group. With revenue of approximately $2.5 billion, TPC Group is a leading processor and producer of value-added products derived from petrochemicals that are sold into a wide range of performance, specialty and intermediate markets. Prior to joining TPC Group, Mr. McDonnell served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Pregis Corporation, a leading global provider of innovative protective, flexible and food service packaging and hospital supply products. In this role, he built a standalone corporation from its prior parent company, Pactiv. From 2002 to 2006, Mr. McDonnell was Group Vice President, Environmental Technologies of Engelhard Corporation; and from 1998 to 2002, he was Vice President of a chemicals division for Cytec Industries, Inc.
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About General Cable: General Cable develops, designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes copper, aluminum, and cable products.
Gregory Lampert
Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer of General Cable Americas of General Cable
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About General Cable, Omni Cable: General Cable develops, designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes copper, aluminum, and cable products.
Robert Kenny
Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer of General Cable Europe & Africa of General Cable
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About General Cable: General Cable develops, designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes copper, aluminum, and cable products.
Dirk Spiers
President, Founder & CEO of Spiers New Technologies
Dirk Spiers is the founder and President of Spiers New Technologies. He is a pioneer and leader in the repair, remanufacturing and refurbishment of advanced battery packs as well as the manufacturing of Energy Storage Systems (ESS) with new or second life battery modules and cells. His experience in reman, battery, solar and wind technologies puts him at the forefront of developing programs to manage the life cycle battery packs and using battery storage systems with renewable energy sources. He has developed and established Advanced Battery Pack programs with some of the leading EV OEM’s. Spiers New Technologies specialises in the manufacturing, refurbishment and repair of high voltage powertrain systems and Energy Storage Systems. Their state-of-the-art, energy neutral, battery center is based in Oklahoma City where they work on the battery packs of all the leading OEM’s.
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About Spiers New Technologies: Spiers New Technologies is a full-service provider of advanced battery packs used in hybrid and electric vehicles.
Gaurab Chakrabarti
Co-founder & CEO of Solugen
Gaurab got his start attending Brown University studying neuroscience, before simultaneously completing his MD and PhD. He focused his MD on the role of chemicals in cancer progression, and his PhD on how cells clean themselves in nature. It was then that he discovered a natural disinfectant—Bioperoxide.
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About Solugen, The World Economic Forum: Solugen is a specialty chemicals manufacturer creating chemistries that are safe, cost-effective, and environmentally-friendly.
Gary Dickerson
President and Chief Executive Officer of Applied Materials
Gary Dickerson was named president of Applied Materials, Inc. in June 2012 and appointed chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors in September 2013. Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Mr. Dickerson is a long-time industry leader with more than 35 years of semiconductor experience and a strong track record of delivering profitable growth and gaining market share while achieving recognition for outstanding customer satisfaction. For each of the past three years, Mr. Dickerson has been named one of the “World’s Best CEOs” by Barron’s for delivering solid performance and a compelling growth strategy. He also ranked among Forbes’ list of “America’s Most Innovative Leaders” for 2019 and Harvard Business Review’s “Best-Performing CEOs in the World” for 2018. He currently serves on the board of directors of the U.S.-China Business Council. Prior to Applied Materials, he was CEO of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. for seven years, until its acquisition by Applied Materials in 2011, and spent 18 years at KLA-Tencor Corporation where he held a variety of operations and product development roles before serving as president and chief operating officer. He began his semiconductor career in manufacturing and engineering management at General Motors’ Delco Electronics Division and AT&T Technologies. Mr. Dickerson holds a bachelor of science degree in engineering management from the University of Missouri, Rolla, and an MBA degree from the University of Missouri, Kansas City.
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About Applied Materials: Applied Materials provides manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic industries.
Christopher Pickett
CEO & Board Member of DigiLens
Christopher Pickett is the President & CEO & Board Director of Pelican Imaging. Pickett is a seasoned Senior Executive and Business Strategist in both private and public company environments. During his more than 20 years of experience, Chris has helped to drive adoption and create financial success for companies with technologies spanning semiconductor packaging, camera modules, LCD displays, general lighting, cryptography, and memory systems. Most recently, Chris was the senior vice president of corporate licensing for Rambus – joining Rambus as part of the acquisition of Global Lighting Technologies where he was the President of the licensing division. At Rambus, he was responsible for global technology and patent licensing and helped grow Rambus’ aggregate revenue more than 50% during his two and a half year tenure. At Global Lighting Technologies, Chris developed the licensing, marketing and revenue plan resulting in acquisition by Rambus and market adoption of its technology by General Electric, Cooper Industries and others, as well as a broad array of contract manufacturers that act as a vibrant partner ecosystem. Before Global Lighting Technologies, Chris was the Executive Vice President of licensing at Tessera Technologies, bringing the company from start up phase to a successful mid-cap public company. During his 13 year tenure, Tessera achieved compound revenue and operating profit growth exceeding 50% annually which led to Tessera being cited in 2006 by Business Week as the Second Hottest Growth Company in America and by Electronic Business as the 4th Best Small Electronics Company in the US, also in 2006. He is the inventor on nine issued US patents. Chris has a JD from the University of San Francisco School of Law. BSEE from the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
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About DigiLens: DigiLens is an innovator in holographic waveguide display technology for extended reality (XR).
Sanjay Mehrotra
President and CEO of Micron Technology
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About Micron Technology: Micron Technology is a semiconductor company that produces DRAM, SDRAM, flash memory, SSD and CMOS image sensing chips.
Anna-Katrina Shedletsky
Founder and CEO of Instrumental
I’m the CEO of Instrumental, a company I founded to solve manufacturing’s biggest problem: the 20 to 35 cents of every dollar spent in manufacturing that is wasted. I have two degrees in mechanical engineering from Stanford University and was an Apple Product Design Engineer for six years. I designed mechanical components for three iPods and led system product design for the Apple Watch Series 1. I spent over 300 days in China finding and fixing issues on one of the most admired manufacturing supply chains in the world. I regularly speak about the future of manufacturing and automation and write technical articles at www.instrumental.com/blog. As an advocate for increased diversity in technology, I founded the Women in STEM Mentorship Program WISMP.org in 2013, which has matched hundreds of women university students studying in STEM fields with practicing industry mentors to support their transitions into fulfilling STEM careers.
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About Instrumental: Ship hardware products on time with high-resolution manufacturing data.
Guido Campello
Co-CEO – Creative Director of Cosabella
Born and raised in Miami, Guido Campello graduated from the industrial design program at Design and Architecture Senior High in 1999 and New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 2003 with a degree in Urban Design & Planning. He commenced his design career in interior finishes and renderings at Pompei AD New York for retailers Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, Free People and MTV. After moving to Japan in 2005 as part of the J.E.T.T. English teaching program he joined the Sales and Marketing team at a Japanese distribution company in Tokyo. Upon returning to New York in 2007, he became VP of Sales, Branding & Innovation at Cosabella and in 2010 partnered with his wife, Dr. Sapna Palep, to launch her private practice Spring Street Dermatology. In 2014 Guido Campello took over as Cosabella’s first CEO and in 2015 he was inducted into The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. (CFDA). At Cosabella he manages all exclusive design collaborations with the likes of Paul & Joe, Erin Fetherston, Urban Outfitters, Barneys, Bergdorf, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, Galleries Lafayette, Lane Crawford, Amazon, Shopbop, J.Crew, Banana Republic, Carmen Marc Valvo & Sex and the City. He also led the Creations of extension lines Cosabella Lusso, Cosabella Amore and Cosabella’s soon to be launched teenager brand.
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About Cosabella: Find the world’s best lingerie, panties, thongs, bras, sleepwear and more from luxury lingerie makers Cosabella.
Silvia Campello
President and Co-CEO, Operations of Cosabella
Silvia Campello is a President and Co-CEO, Operations at Cosabella.
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About Cosabella: Find the world’s best lingerie, panties, thongs, bras, sleepwear and more from luxury lingerie makers Cosabella.
Ron Garret
Founder and CEO of Spark Innovations
Ron Garret, Ph.D. began his career as a researcher at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, where he worked on autonomous spacecraft and mobile robots for planetary exploration. His work laid the foundation for the subsequent Mars rover missions, and he became the most referenced computer science researcher in all of NASA according to CiteSeer. Ron’s entrepreneurial streak was evident as early as junior high school, when he wrote his first business plan for a retail store that would sell nothing but computer software (a radical idea in 1979) and built one of the world’s first computer dating services on an Apple ][+. Ron’s first real startup was a company that built high-speed local area networks in the early nineties. In 2000 he left JPL to work for what was at the time an obscure Silicon Valley startup called Google, where he was the lead engineer on the first release of AdWords, and the author of the Google Translation Console, the interface by which volunteers translate Google’s site content into over 200 different languages including Klingon. After the Google IPO Ron started a new career as a serial entrepreneur and independent angel investor. He co-founded three startups, most notably an on-line marketplace for charter jets called Smart Charter, which was acquired pre-launch by Richard Branson and launched as Virgin Charter. During this time he also produced and directed a full-length documentary film about homelessness. In 2008, together with Brian Singerman (now a partner at Founders Fund) Ron co-founded a small investment fund called XGYC (not to be confused with XG Ventures) which to date has an annualized IRR over 60%.
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About Spark Innovations: Spark innovations is a product design & development industrial design company that offers benefits of intellectual patents and exceptional.
Maxim Lobovsky
Co-Founder and CEO of Formlabs
Maxim Lobovsky launched a successful career as an entrepreneur and startup founder by age 25. As a Program in Media Arts and Sciences master’s student at MIT’s Media Lab, Lobovsky enjoyed access to three-dimensional printers to create necessary components for his projects, designed and printed to spec. Lobovsky could see the potential applications of 3D printing for designers, architects, engineers, and other small businesses;however, the machines he used were prohibitively expensive. After graduating, Lobovsky worked with two of his friends to create the first small-scale, affordable 3D printer for “prosumers,” or professional consumers, and thus was born his startup, Formlabs. Once they had a prototype, called the Form 1, Lobovsky and Formlabs’ co-founders began a Kickstarter campaign, using the power of crowdsourced funding to finance the production of commercial models. Formlabs raised more than $1 million in a week, and nearly $3 million overall—30 times their original fundraising goal. The Form 1 is compatible with CAD software, and uses stereolithography technology to print layers as thin as .001 inches.
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About Formlabs: Formlabs develops accessible 3D fabrication systems designed for printing intricate figures.
Tim Reeser
CEO & Co-Founder of Lightning eMotors
Tim Reeser is CEO and Co-Founder of Lightning eMotors. Lightning designs and manufactures zero-emission all-electric powertrains for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, including delivery trucks, shuttle buses, passenger vans, chassis-cab models, and transit buses. Lightning Systems investors include BP Ventures, DHI, Aravaipa, and others, and OEM partners include Ford, GM, and Isuzu. Tim has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from CSU, and has been involved with alternative transportation technology since 1990, when he helped design the first dedicated CNG truck for General Motors while at Colorado State University. Prior to co-founding Lightning eMotors, Tim served as Vice President of Colorado State University Ventures, where he spun out clean-tech companies and built the framework to support accelerated growth of spin-outs and spin-ins at CSU. Prior to working at CSU, Tim founded, ran and successfully exited multiple software and IT infrastructure companies. Tim is an award-winning speaker and technical author and speaks regularly at industry conferences and events.
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About Lightning eMotors: Lightning eMotors is an automotive research and manufacturing company that develops zero-emission all-electric powertrains.
Brad Norton
Chief Executive Officer, Federal-Mogul Motorparts of Federal Mogul
Brad Norton is Co-Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Federal-Mogul Holdings LLC, and Chief Executive Officer, Federal-Mogul Motorparts. He was also elected to the Board of Managers of Federal-Mogul LLC. Prior to this appointment, Norton was Senior Vice President, Chassis & Service, Federal-Mogul Motorparts. Norton has more than 25 years of global automotive experience in both original equipment and the aftermarket. Prior to joining Federal-Mogul Motorparts in 2014, Norton was President and a board member of Freudenberg-NOK, the Americas joint venture between Freudenberg GmbH and NOK Corporation. Previously, he held a series of increasingly responsible leadership positions in operations, supply chain, commercial and organizational strategy with BorgWarner, Nissan North America, AlliedSignal and other companies. Norton earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, and a master’s degree in business administration from Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio.
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About Federal Mogul, Federal-Mogul Motorparts, Tenneco: Federal-Mogul is an developer, manufacturer and supplier of powertrain components and vehicle safety products.
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.
Thomas Giacomini
President & CEO of JBT Corporation
Thomas Giacomini was appointed JBT Corporation’s President and Chief Executive Officer in September 2013 and was elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors in May 2014. Prior to joining JBT, he served as Vice President (since February 2008) of Dover Corporation, a diversified global manufacturer, and President and Chief Executive Officer (since November 2011) of Dover Engineered Systems. Prior to serving in these roles, Giacomini served as President (from April 2009 to November 2011) and Chief Executive Officer (from July 2009 to November 2011) of Dover Industrial Products and President (from October 2007 to July 2009) of Dover’s Material Handling Platform. Giacomini joined Dover in 2003 following its acquisition of Warn Industries, an industrial manufacturer specializing in vehicle performance enhancing equipment. During his 12 year tenure at Warn Industries he held a variety of leadership roles including President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Warn Industries, Giacomini held various roles at TRW, Inc. Giacomini holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Michigan (Dearborn).
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About JBT Corporation: JBT Corporation is a global technology solutions provider to the food processing and air transportation industries.
Brian Deck
Interim President And CEO of JBT Corporation
Brian Deck was appointed as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of JBT Corporation in February 2014, and became Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of JBT in May 2014. Prior to joining JBT, Deck served as Chief Financial Officer of National Material L.P., a private diversified industrial holding company (since May 2011). He served as Vice President of Finance and Treasury (from November 2007 to May 2011) and as Director, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis (from August 2005 to November 2007) of Ryerson Inc., a metals distributor and processor. Prior to his service with Ryerson, Deck had increasing responsibilities with General Electric Capital, Bank One (now JPMorgan Chase & Co.) and Cole Taylor Bank. Deck holds an MBA with a concentration in finance from DePaul University in Chicago, and a Bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Illinois.
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About JBT Corporation: JBT Corporation is a global technology solutions provider to the food processing and air transportation industries.
Robert Fenwick-Smith
Co-Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of RavenWindow
Robert founded Aravaipa in 2008 with 20 years of global experience acquiring, founding, building, merging and selling companies. Robert’s previous fund managing experience was at Robannic n.v., a Private Equity Fund, from 1988 to 2002. As co-Founder and CEO of Robannic’s ROMACO Group, for 12 years, Robert lead the growth of this roll-up in the pharmaceutical packaging and processing machinery sector from its inception to $200 million in sales and successful exit. In Aravaipa, Robert has built a micro-fund with a sharp focus on Colorado-based Impact Technology companies that all aim to improve the way they use their precious and limited resources. Just as important is Robert’s obsession with creating alignment with Aravaipa’s investors – the fund has true governance with an investment committee of LPs voting on all investment and has no management fee. Robert is an advocate of building pragmatic local companies that have technologies with a global environmental impact. He has a BA in Economics from HEC Lausanne (Switzerland) and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Robert received the Governor of Colorado 2012 Award for Excellence in Cleantech Leadership.
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About RavenWindow: RavenWindow is a leader in the world of smart glass windows with it’s amazing thermochromic technology.
Matt Murphy
President & Chief Executive Officer of Marvell
Matt Murphy is President and Chief Executive Officer of Marvell Technology. He has led the company since joining in July 2016 and also serves as a member of company’s Board of Directors. In his role as CEO, Matt is responsible for leading new technology development, directing ongoing operations and driving Marvell’s growth strategy. Prior to joining Marvell, Matt worked for Maxim Integrated, where he advanced through a series of business leadership roles over two decades. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President of Business Units and Sales & Marketing, overseeing all product development and go-to-market activities. In prior roles, Matt led the company’s communications, data center, and automotive business groups, all of which experienced significant growth under his leadership. Matt earned a B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College, and is also a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program.
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About Marvell: Marvell is a technology company that manufactures and offers integrated circuit solutions using communications mixed-signal processing.
Gene Berdichevsky
CEO & Co-Founder of Sila Nanotechnologies
Gene Berdichevsky is the Co-Founder & CEO of Sila Nanotechnologies. Prior to co-founding Sila, Gene was the seventh employee at Tesla Motors where he served as Principal Engineer on the Roadster battery, leading the development of the world’s first, safe, mass-produced, automotive lithium-ion battery system. Gene holds two degrees from Stanford University; an MS in Engineering with a focus on energy and materials, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He has co-authored 42 patents and 4 academic publications. Gene has been named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list, the MIT Technology Review 35 Under 35, and was a recipient of the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans.
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About Sila Nanotechnologies: Sila Nanotechnologies is a provider and manufacturer of higher energy density lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.
Andrew Ng
Founder & CEO of Landing AI
Andrew Ng co-founded Coursera in 2012, served as the company’s Co-CEO until 2014, and is currently the Co-Chair of the Coursera Board. He is the former Chief Scientist at Baidu, a Chinese language search engine, where he was responsible for driving the company’s global AI strategy and infrastructure. Dr. Ng is also an adjunct professor in the computer science department at Stanford University. In 2011, he led the development of Stanford’s Massive Open Online Course platform and taught an online machine learning class that was offered to over 100,000 students – the initiative that led to the co-founding of Coursera. Previously, Dr. Ng was the founding lead of the Google Brain deep learning project. Dr. Ng has authored or co-authored over 100 research papers in machine learning, robotics, and related fields. In 2013 he was named to the Time 100 list of the most influential persons in the world. He holds degrees from Carnegie Mellon University, MIT, and the University of California, Berkeley.
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About AI Fund, Coursera, Deeplearning.ai, Landing AI, Stanford University, Zunavision: Landing AI applies AI and deep learning to help manufacturers solve challenging visual inspection problems and generate business value.
Will Bruey
CEO & Co-Founder of Varda
Will Bruey is the Co-Founder and CEO of Varda.
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About Varda: Varda is a space manufacturing startup that focuses on creating products in space for terrestrial applications.
Evan Dash
Founder & CEO of StoreBound LLC
Evan Dash is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Sobro.
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About Sobro, StoreBound LLC: StoreBound is a product innovation company that enables individual inventors, as well as big brands, to bring new and innovative products.
