Andrew is a serial entrepreneur who has dedicated his professional life to developing sustainable materials using materials science and technology. Andrew is an entrepreneur with 35 years of early-stage experience developing specialty metal and ceramic products for a variety of applications. Andrew has been the leader on technology platforms that have led to the creation of 11 startups, leading to two $100M+ exits, and two corporate acquisitions. Andrew has authored over 200 papers and presentations, has over 50 patents issued or pending, and is a member in good standing with six technical societies. Andrew was recognized as a 2009 and 2012 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist. Andrew has a Bachelors in Chemical and Ceramic Engineering and a Masters in Ceramic Engineering from Ohio State University.  He was trained as an entrepreneur by Richard Kaplan of Ultramet, and Bob Hozle, of Delta/G, who were in turn sponsored by David Packard and other early entrepreneurial leaders.  He has successfully bootstrapped and then incubated technologies for his full career, choosing the entrepreneurial route.  His love is defining, developing, and incubating nascent technologies to commercial sustainability.

Marcus is an entrepreneurial operations leader with worldwide executive leadership experience. Focused on innovative manufacturing processes, operational excellence, sustainability initiatives in supply chain and operations management. With over 30 years primarily concentrating in powder metals, steel foundry operations and metal forming manufacturing which supplies materials to OEMs in Aerospace, Automotive and Mining operations globally. High driven focus on financial forecasting and KPI performance for a strong financial acumen. He has successfully analyzed multiple manufacturing processes and has deployed re-engineered state-of-the-art solutions to increase efficiency and productivity. Marcus has a proven track record of building high performance teams with the ability to develop internal and external support systems for a greater level of collaboration and success. With a keen sense of creating and cultivating growth-oriented cultures and talent, with the approach to launching strategic manufacturing initiatives. Identifying organizational development of employees that will transform into future leadership and sustainability for the business, and a greater enhancement to shareholders/ownership in net company value. Marcus has also made 3 start-up businesses along with 2 very large manufacturing greenfield projects with construction budgets of over $250M USD.

Anupam has been one of the first-three team members of 10+ startups in the materials, energy, manufacturing, cleantech and technology industries. He is also the cofounder of a battery regeneration and a lithium extraction startup. Anupam’s role over the past decade has been to get involved with early/growth-stage companies across variety of industries at the ideation stage to productize ideas, help build a team, develop business plan and go-to market strategy, raise capital, formulate strategic growth plans, develop/manage strategic partnerships, drive business development and then lead overall organizational and corporate development efforts. With his team, Anupam has assisted in commercialization of 20+ products across the globe, has secured over $1 billion in equity, debt, and project financing for early stage companies and cleantech projects, and has helped set-up manufacturing and sales/distribution operations across the globe. Anupam has a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from University of Mumbai and a Masters in Engineering Management from Case Western Reserve University.