David E. Reisner Ph.D.
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David Reisner is a cofounder, and former Chairman and CEO (1996-2009) of The Nano Group, Inc and it’s subsidiary nanotechnology companies in Connecticut, Inframat® and US Nanocorp®. He is an MIT-trained Ph.D.and has extensive background in energy storage and conversion, nanotechnology, and environmental technologies. He was instrumental in raising over $26 million in customer-based financing (Gov’t contracts) and private equity investment. He also manages Intellectual Property portfolios, export licensing, and forges strategic alliances with companies in the U.S., India, and China. Both companies were recognized in Y2002 - Y2005 for their fast revenue growth as Deloitte & Touche Connecticut Technology Fast50 Award recipients. Reisner and cofounders were featured in Forbes magazine in 2004 (June 21). Reisner was featured in Connecticut Magazine in Oct, 2008. He briefly joined Delta Capital Group as a Managing Director in 2008.
David has over 175 publications and is an inventor on 11 issued patents (to date). He is the editor for the Bionanotechnology section of the recently published 3rd Ed. of The BioMedical Eng. Handbook and has edited a monograph on Bionanotechnology for Taylor & Francis Press (under contract to do a follow-on volume). He has written articles on the business of nanotechnology in Nanotechnology Law & Business as well as the Chinese publication Science & Culture Review.
David served a 3-year term as a Technology Pioneer for the World Economic Forum and was a panelist at the 2004 Annual Meeting in Davos and at the WEF Beijing Business Summits in 2004, 2005, and 2006 and the WEF Dalian event in 2007.
David is active on the Board of the Connecticut Venture Group and was Chairman of the Board of the Connecticut Technology Council (2007-2009). He was a NASA NanoTech Briefs Nano50 awardee in 2006. For his efforts in the field of medical implantable nanocoatings, Reisner won the 1st annual BEACON award for Medical Technology in 2004.
David was recognized for his historic preservation efforts in 1994 when he received the Volunteer Recognition Award from the Connecticut Historical Commission and the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation. David is known nationally for his expertise in Corvette restoration and documentation. He has 3 children, his two oldest attending Wesleyan Univ. and Dartmouth College.
David is a 1978 University Honors graduate from Wesleyan Univ. and received his Ph.D. at MIT in 1983 in the field of chemical physics. He is a member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering.
Education
Ph.D. MIT
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