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Ed Grady is the president and chief executive officer of Brooks Automation. During his 30 years in the industry, Grady has held a number of responsibilities that included engineering, sales, product marketing, strategic marketing and management of profit and loss operations. Prior to joining Brooks in February 2003, Grady successfully ran several divisions at KLA-Tencor, helping grow the business to a level in excess of $1 billion in revenues. He has also served as president and CEO of Hoya Micro Mask, driving restructuring and cost reduction initiatives to transform the business from a loss to a profit in a two-year period. Grady started his career as an engineer for Monsanto/MEMC, and over 14 years, rose to the position of vice president of worldwide sales for the EPI division in MEMC. He holds a B.S. degree in engineering from Southern Illinois University and an MBA from the University of Houston. | 