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Aaron Mandell, co-founder and senior vice president of technology at GreatPoint Energy, identified the original technology on which GreatPoint Energy was built, assembled the core engineering team, and led the company as chief technical officer from inception until July 2007. He also serves on the company’s board of directors. In addition to GreatPoint Energy, Mr. Mandell co-founded GreatPoint Ventures, a specialized investment firm focused on early stage commercialization of new, cutting-edge technologies. Prior to founding GreatPoint Energy, Mr. Mandell co-founded and served as CTO of Coatue Corporation, a microelectronics company developing novel polymer materials for use in the semiconductor industry. The company was acquired in 2003 by Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD), the world’s largest manufacturer of flash memory chips. Mr. Mandell remained at AMD for one year as director of strategic intellectual property. Prior to Coatue, Mr. Mandell served as a lead scientific director for Optimod Software Systems, where he developed computer models for groundwater remediation. Mr. Mandell founded and serves on the board of three other venture backed energy companies; Coskata, Ethos and Altarock. Mr. Mandell is a member of the board of advisors of the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Vermont and a member of the board of directors of the Health Justice Collaborative. Mr. Mandell holds both a B.S. and M. S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of Vermont and has held visiting scientist appointments at MIT and Tel-Aviv University. | 