At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based CFO’ operating in the Nanotechnology space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Ken Myszkowski
Chief Financial Officer of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
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About Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals: Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company that focuses on the development of medicine to treat diseases with a genetic origin.
Matthew Navarro
Chief Financial Officer of Glympse Bio
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About Glympse Bio: Glympse Bio is a biotechnology company that transforms disease detection and predict treatment response.
Robert Ames
Chief Financial Officer of Sylvatex Inc
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About Sylvatex Inc: Sylvatex has developed a renewable nano-chemistry platform with applications in industry processing, materials stability, and fuels.
Martin Smiley
General Counsel & CFO of mPhase Technologies
Martin Smiley is a General Counsel & CFO at mPhase Technologies.
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About mPhase Technologies: mPhase Technologies develops and commercializes next-generation solutions for telecommunications and nanotechnology applications.

Bob Woodbury
Chief Financial Officer of QD Vision
Bob Woodbury joined QD Vision as Chief Financial Officer in 2012.
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About QD Vision: QD Vision is a nanotechnology products company delivering display and lighting solutions for TVs and other displays.
Ivan Ardemagni
CFO of Actnano
Ivan Ardemagni serves as the Chief Financial Officer at ACTnano.
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About Actnano: Actnano specializes in smart coating solutions that make electronics water-resistant.

Mory Watkins
CFO of AXON Connected
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About AXON Connected, Surefire Local: AXON Connected commercializes technology.

Elyse Ball
Manager & CFO of Akron Ascent Innovations
In addition to her roles as CFO and secretary for AAI, Ms. Ball is assistant legal counsel to UARF. Ms. Ball holds a J.D. from Boston University and is a licensed attorney in the State of Ohio. She has substantial experience in intellectual property law and recently co-authored a book on patents for scientists and engineers. She has assisted in the formation, organization and early-stage development of several startup companies.
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About Akron Ascent Innovations, The University of Akron: Based on research from the University of Akron and we remain innovators at heart.

Jim McCanna
CFO of GLO
Vice President and CFO, iWatt Inc., a fabless power management IC company acquired in registration by Dialog Semiconductor in 2013. Vice President and CFO, Tranax Technologies Inc., a developer and supporter of retail and bank automated teller machines. Vice President of Finance, Operations and CFO for 3Dconnexion Inc. (a Logitech company), a manufacturer of human interface devices. From 1998-2002 served as Vice President and CFO of Silicon Motion Inc., a fabless graphics IC company focused on mobile devices. Prior to Silicon Motion, served in various financial management positions over the course of fifteen years at Quantum Corporation, a manufacturer of hard disk drives, including positions as Director of Finance and Corporate Controller. Over thirty years of experience in technology markets in both private and public companies. B.S. degree in Commerce and Finance and an M.B.A. with honors from Santa Clara University. Also serves as a Board Advisor for ALearn, a non-profit organization committed to helping underrepresented students get to and succeed in college.
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About GLO: GLO is focused on the development and commercialization of advanced LED products using nanotechnology.

Edward F. Stetter
Co-Founder, GM & CFO of Spec Sensors
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About KWJ Engineering, Spec Sensors: Spec Sensors Low Profile, High Performance, Low-Power Consuming, Reliable Gas Sensors for High Volume Internet of Things Applications.

Patricia Abbamonte
Chief Financial Officer of Inprentus
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About Inprentus: Inprentus manufactures ultrahigh precision, radiation-hard, and diffractive optics by mechanical nanodeformation of metallic surfaces.

Patricia Abbamonte
Chief Financial Officer of Inprentus
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About Inprentus: Inprentus manufactures ultrahigh precision, radiation-hard, and diffractive optics by mechanical nanodeformation of metallic surfaces.

Brian Dunn
CFO of Nevada Nano
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About Nevada Nano: NevadaNano (Nevada Nanotech Systems, Inc.) develops and manufactures high performance, low cost silicon MEMS gas sensors.
Gordon Galloway
CFO of Vali Nanomedical
Gordon Galloway received his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and his BSBA from the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. Of nine years working in finance, he spent three in banking and two at Stryker Corporation, a Fortune 500 manufacturer and technology leader in the medical device industry. At Stryker, he helped support the acquisition of two entrepreneurial startups in order to commercialize cutting-edge health care technology around the world. He has worked alongside Dr. Gray on a variety of projects for over a decade, and became Vali’s CFO in 2014.
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About Vali Nanomedical: Vali is a biotechnology company founded in 2013.