Brandon holds graduate degrees in business and chemistry, and brings over 10 years of industry experience in commercializing additive chemicals from benchtop to industrial scale products in the industrial, medical, and personal care industries. His technical background is in materials, organic, and polymer synthesis, giving him a strong technical foundation to understand the needs of chemical manufacturers and scale-up operating environments. Brandon’s MBA focused on entrepreneurship, innovation, and strategy and was instrumental in his decision to join an early stage advanced materials start-up prior to joining the Acceleration Consortium. His experience in product operational management, overseeing the development of novel materials to meet customer demands, and understanding the stakeholder challenges in bringing new materials to market is instrumental to Brandon’s ability to anticipate and respond to the needs of companies. Brandon brings this wealth of scientific, commercial, and industrial experience in the additive chemical industry to the intersection of business and science for the Acceleration Consortium. 

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