Board of Directors
John Trbovich
Chairman of the Board
John Trbovich is a General Partner of MVP. Mr. Trbovich has over 12 years experience advising emerging growth companies in such areas as strategy, business development and corporate finance. Mr. Trbovich was previously a principal investor in the communications and information technology sectors, a co-founder and principal of E*OFFERING, and a senior technology banker at Robertson Stephens & Co. Mr. Trbovich is a graduate of the Harvard Business School and the School of Engineering at Columbia University.
Bill Kingsley
Director
Bill Kingsley is a managing partner with EnerTech Capital, a leading-US based venture capital firm focused on opportunities that reduce the cost of producing and consuming energy and clean energy. Bill received a BS in Business Administration from Lynchburg College and an MA in Telecommunications from George Washington University.
Bob Balch
Director
Robert Balch is a Vice President of Cycad Group, a venture capital firm focusing on investments in companies with enabling solutions, disruptive technologies, and innovative products. Bob holds a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences from California State University, Sacramento and an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix.
Jens Christian Mathiesen
Director
Mr. Mathiesen has more than 20 years experience within the capital markets, project finance and private equity investments. In his capacity as a Senior Partner with New Energy Solutions, Jens has executed investments and is one the Board on a number of companies across Europe and North America. Prior to joining the New Energy Solutions team Jens was with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Before this he has been with companies in the clean tech and financial service sectors. Jens has a MSc in Political Science and BSc in Accounting.
Pedro Ribeiro Santos
Director
Pedro Ribiero Santos has a BSc in Physics Engineering from IST (Portugal), and an MBA and MSc in Economics from UNL (Portugal). Having worked as a researcher in Physics for the University of Oxford (UK), he joined the Lisbon office of Accenture (at the time, Andersen Consulting) in 1995, where he built experience in management and IT consulting. From 2002 to 2004, he was the IT and Organizational Director at Sociedade Central de Cervejas, a Portuguese beverages company. In 2004, he joined the strategic consulting firm The Boston Consulting Group in Lisbon, which he left as a principal in 2009 to join Espirito Santo Ventures.
Earl Fuller
Director
Earl Fuller joined the Company in January 2009 as Chief Executive Officer. From November 2001 until January 2009 Mr. Fuller was Vice President of Emcore Corporation and served as General Manager of both the Photovoltaics Division as well as the Solar Power Division.
Dr. Sudheer Pimputkar
CTO, Interim CEO and Director
Dr. Pimputkar joined Iosil and April 2009 as Chief Technical Officer. He was previously Chief Technology Officer of Accent Energy, Vice President of Technology at Battelle, and a Principal at EnerTech Capital Partners. Along with a PhD from Cornell, he brings a wide range of industrial experience to the company in areas of Product and Technology Development, Start-up Technology Companies, and Strategic Business Development.
