Mr. Graeff has served as our Chief Commercialization Officer since August 2006. He is responsible for defining the company's commercialization and strategic initiatives presiding over the Company's Investment Committee and leading all business development activities. Prior to this role Mr. Graeff served as our Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Corporate Development and was a member of Luna's Board of Directors from August 2005 until March 2006. He has financial management strategic planning and capital markets experience in both privately and publicly held companies. During his career Mr. Graeff has been the Managing Director of a venture capital fund the CFO of a software technology company that was sold to a Fortune 500 Company and has held senior-level positions at various investment banking firms. In these various roles Mr. Graeff has completed a public offering and has been involved with mergers and acquisitions with a notional value of more than $8 billion. He is experienced in a broad range of capital market transactions strategic planning and financial management. Mr. Graeff holds a bachelor's degree in Commerce from the University of Virginia. |