SYNATA BIO - Key Persons


Alan Henderson

Alan previously served in multiple senior management roles at First Solar, where he was instrumental in developing First Solar's manufacturing and replication strategies.

Dev Gavaskar

Job Titles:
  • Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology / 15 Years Experience in New Technology R & D, Scale - Up and Commercialization / 8 Years in Energy and Cleantech VC and Business Development

Mary Bjorklund

Job Titles:
  • VP R & D / Engineering, Warrenville Site Safety Manager / BS Chemical Engineering, Purdue University

Matt Ahearn

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder and Partner of True North Venture
Matt is a co-founder and partner of True North Venture Partners. Matt previously worked at BDT Capital Partners, a Chicago-based merchant bank, and Goldman, Sachs & Co in the Special Situations Group.

Preetha Nair

Preetha has over 25 years of leadership experience across high technology to government. She led the Energy and Infrastructure group for the U.S. Dept of Commerce in India for 18 years and serves as Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce's Energy Committee and Chairman of the US-India Energy Cooperation Program.

Robert Brendel

Job Titles:
  • VP Engineering & Process Development and China Project Leader / PhD Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware