Steven DenBaars

Director/Board Member at AKOUSTIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Net worth: 1 M $ as of 2024-05-30

62 year

100 connections

Commercial Services

Electronic Technology

Consumer Services

Network origin in Steven DenBaars first degree

Entity	Entity type	Industry
National Academy of Engineering National Academy of Engineering Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington. 341	Subsidiary	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	341
University of California, Santa Barbara 336	College/University	Other Consumer Services	336
University of Arizona 113	College/University	Other Consumer Services	113
University of Southern California University of Southern California Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. 77	College/University	Other Consumer Services	77
AKOUSTIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 20	Public Company	Telecommunications Equipment	20
National Academy of Inventors National Academy of Inventors Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The National Academy of Inventors operates as a business association that promotes investors. The private company is based in Tampa. 13	Private Company	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	13
SMARTKEM, INC. 11	Public Company	Semiconductors	11
AELUMA, INC. 6	Public Company	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	6
Akoustis, Inc. Akoustis, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Akoustis, Inc. engages in the development and provision of acoustic wave filters for use in mobile and wearable devices. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Huntersville, NC. 3	Subsidiary	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	3
Biond Photonics, Inc. Biond Photonics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Biond Photonics, Inc. is a private company that operates as a photonics technology development company. The company is based in Santa Barbara, CA. Jonathan Klamkin has been the CEO of the company since 2019. 2	Private Company	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	2

Chart of Companies connected to the second degree

Multi-company connection

Companies connected to Steven DenBaars via their personal network

Company	Sector	Related people	Main position
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	College/University	A. Thomas Young Anita Jones Antonio L. Elias Howard Rosen Earnest W. Deavenport Alan R. Mulally Fred Leonberger Irwin Jacobs Alexander M. Klibanov Robert Metcalfe Sosale Shankara Sastry Nicholas A. Peppas James C. Keck James R. Swartz James Collins Emery Brown	Graduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
American Academy of Arts & Sciences American Academy of Arts & Sciences Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The American Academy of Arts & Sciences is an organization that honors excellence and brings together leaders. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Rakesh Kumar Jain George Myles Cordell Fisher Carver A. Mead Patrick Hanrahan William Wulf Sosale Shankara Sastry Henry Fuchs James C. Keck James Collins Pradeep Kumar Khosla	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Academy of Sciences operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology. It provides independent, objective analysis and advice and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The firm also encourages education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science. The company was founded on March 3, 1863 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Rakesh Kumar Jain Ralph Derrickson Carver A. Mead Alexander M. Klibanov Eli Yablonovitch Ken Thompson James Collins Nick Holonyak Emery Brown	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.	College/University	Paul Kern Robert Metcalfe Henry Kressel Eli Yablonovitch David Edwards James Collins Emery Brown	Corporate Officer/Principal Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree
Stanford University	College/University	Kristina Johnson Howard Rosen Mark R. Pinto Richard Miles Patrick Hanrahan Robert Sproull James R. Swartz	Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal
University of California, Berkeley	College/University	Paul R. Gray W. Henry Weinberg Palvi Mehta Eli Yablonovitch Sosale Shankara Sastry Ken Thompson	Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Graduate Degree
Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.	College/University	Jonathan Rothberg Anita Jones Rakesh Kumar Jain William Wulf Robert Sproull Pradeep Kumar Khosla	Director/Board Member Doctorate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
National Academy of Medicine (United States) National Academy of Medicine (United States) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The National Academy of Medicine (United States) is based in Washington and is focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals through various initiatives. These initiatives include the clinician well-being collaborative, which aims to accelerate the implementation of a national plan for health workforce well-being, and the development of a code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence in health care. The organization also provides resources to support meaningful community engagement in health and health care programs and policies. Recently, the National Academy of Medicine announced the appointment of Mandy Cohen, a member of the organization, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, the organization has released a publication celebrating 50 years of progress in biomedical science, health, and health care.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Rakesh Kumar Jain Ralph Derrickson Elias Zerhouni Sung Wan Kim James Collins Emery Brown	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member
The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Mark R. Pinto Paul Nielsen Gary L. Tooker Bernard S. Meyerson Eli Yablonovitch	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Princeton University	College/University	Richard Miles Frank Peter Boer Patrick Hanrahan Harold Poor Louis C. Parrillo	Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree
American Physical Society American Physical Society Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The American Physical Society is an organization that offers information on various prizes, awards, fellowships, scholarships, and grants related to physics. The non-profit company is based in College Park, MD. The company also provides programs that aim to improve physics education, impact policy makers, increase diversity, and inform the public.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Carver A. Mead Bernard S. Meyerson Eli Yablonovitch Matthew V. Tirrell Nicholas A. Peppas	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
HP INC.	Computer Processing Hardware	Charles Trimble John A. Young Philip M. Condit Steve J. Wallach	Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal
The Council on Competitiveness The Council on Competitiveness Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Council on Competitiveness is a nonpartisan organization that has been advocating for a competitiveness agenda for over three decades. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The organization aims to attract investment and talent, spur the commercialization of new ideas, and enhance productivity to raise the standard of living for all Americans. The council's members include CEOs, university presidents, labor leaders, and national lab directors who provide real-world perspective to policymakers. The council believes that with the right policies, the strengths and potential of the economy far outweigh the current challenges the nation faces on the path to higher growth and greater opportunity for all Americans. Deborah L. Wince-Smith has been the CEO of the American company since 1993.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Gary L. Tooker John A. Young Alan R. Mulally Irwin Jacobs	Corporate Officer/Principal Chairman Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal
University of Virginia	College/University	A. Thomas Young Anita Jones William Wulf Drew Wright	Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree
BOEING	Aerospace & Defense	John J. Tracy Philip M. Condit Jim Albaugh Alan R. Mulally	Chief Operating Officer Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer Corporate Officer/Principal
The National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The National Science Foundation supports fundamental science and engineering researches. It offers services to people in all scientific and engineering disciplines. The firm focuses on the promotion and progress of science to advance the national health, prosperity and welfare. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Anita Jones Kristina Johnson Delores M. Etter William Wulf	Corporate Officer/Principal Founder Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	College/University	Linda Sanford Mark R. Pinto Carl H. Rosner Richard T. Lahey	Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal
North Carolina State University	College/University	Jerry Neal Jeffrey Shealy Joseph DeSimone Jeffrey McMahon	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree
GE AEROSPACE	Industrial Machinery	Lonnie S. Edelheit Carl H. Rosner Richard T. Lahey	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. provides educational services. It promotes the cause of higher education in the State of Georgia, receives and manages financial donations received by the foundation for support and enhancement of the Georgia Institute of Technology and assists the Georgia Institute of Technology in its role as a leading educational and research institution. The company was in 1932 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.	Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds	Michael Duke Charles Moorman Rod Adkins Adkins	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
The Business Roundtable The Business Roundtable Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Business Roundtable advocates public policies that ensure economic growth. It considers public policy issues which contains groups like the construction users anti-inflation roundtable, a group devoted to containing construction costs; and the labor law study committee, made up of labor relations executives of major companies. The Business Roundtable was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Michael Duke Gary L. Tooker Philip M. Condit	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Chairman
Cornell University Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.	College/University	Irwin Jacobs James C. Keck Jonathan Klamkin	Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree
United States Defense Science Board	Sovereign	Paul Kern Delores M. Etter Wanda Austin	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
IBM Systems & Technology Group IBM Systems & Technology Group SemiconductorsElectronic Technology IBM Systems & Technology Group provides computer hardware and software services. It also offers enterprise computing, storage, and microelectronic products. The company is headquartered in Somers, NY.	Semiconductors	Bernard S. Meyerson Rod Adkins Adkins Drew Wright	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. engages in the design, development, and deployment of technological solutions. It focuses on the areas of commercial, space, national security, strategic systems, and global challenges. It provides engineering services to government, commercial companies, and educational institutions. The company was founded by Charles Stark Draper in 1934 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Anita Jones Delores M. Etter Wanda Austin	Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
University of Illinois	College/University	Lonnie S. Edelheit Archie Ray Clemins Nick Holonyak	Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
American Association for the Advancement of Science American Association for the Advancement of Science Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The American Association for the Advancement of Science provides science related journal, program, and education services. The firm also promotes the responsible use of science in public policy. The company was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	William Wulf Matthew V. Tirrell Buddy D. Ratner	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
SmartKem Ltd. SmartKem Ltd. Industrial SpecialtiesProcess Industries SmartKem Ltd. engages in the design, development, industrialization, and technology transfer of solution-deposited organic semiconductors for transistor backplanes. The company was founded by Steve Paul Kelly in 2009 and is headquartered in St. Asaph, the United Kingdom.	Industrial Specialties	Ian Jenks Klaas de Boer Barbra Keck	Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte	College/University	Suzanne Rudy Joseph DeSimone Henry Fuchs	Graduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Brown University	College/University	George Myles Cordell Fisher Jonathan Siegel Arthur Geiss	Director/Board Member Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree
CHEVRON CORPORATION	Integrated Oil	John A. Young Charles Moorman Wanda Austin	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics provides services in the field of aeronautical engineering & publishes technical journals. The company provides services such as publications & papers, courses & training and conferences & events. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Paul Nielsen Philip M. Condit Jim Albaugh	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal President
California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.	College/University	Charles Trimble W. Henry Weinberg Carver A. Mead	Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
International Academy of Astronautics		George Myles Cordell Fisher Jim Albaugh Wanda Austin	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY	Pharmaceuticals: Major	George Myles Cordell Fisher Mark Levin James R. Swartz	Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
The University of Texas at Austin	College/University	James J. Truchard Anita Jones Nicholas A. Peppas	Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal
Harvard College	College/University	Frank Peter Boer Robert Sproull Emery Brown	Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Georgia Institute of Technology	College/University	Michael Duke Rod Adkins Adkins	Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree
The Business Council The Business Council Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Business Council operates as an organization of business leaders. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	George Myles Cordell Fisher John A. Young	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Deloitte & Touche LLP Deloitte & Touche LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Barbra Keck Jack Krouskup	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
FORD MOTOR COMPANY	Motor Vehicles	Anne Stevens Alan R. Mulally	Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Executive Officer
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York	College/University	Rakesh Kumar Jain Jim Albaugh	Corporate Officer/Principal Graduate Degree
Industrial Research Institute, Inc. Industrial Research Institute, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Industrial Research Institute, Inc. is an inclusive membership of private sector companies and federally funded laboratories. It engages in the development of innovation management. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Lonnie S. Edelheit Frank Peter Boer	Corporate Officer/Principal President
Harvard Medical School	College/University	Rakesh Kumar Jain Emery Brown	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Nanosys, Inc. Nanosys, Inc. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Nanosys, Inc. develops and manufactures inorganic nanostructures and other related products. It offers Ultra HD television. The company was founded by Paul A. Alivisatos, Stephen Empedocles, Peidong Yang, Robert M. Metcalfe, Jim Heath, Paul McEuen, Christoph H. Westphal, Moungi Bawendi, Lawrence A. Bock, Calvin Y. H. Chow, Chunming Niu, Karen Vergura, Hongkun Park, George Pontis and Charles M. Lieber in 2001 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.	Chemicals: Specialty	John A. Young Robert Metcalfe	Director/Board Member Founder
INSEAD	College/University	Klaas de Boer Jonathan Siegel	Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree

Statistics

International

United States	48
France	3
United Kingdom	2

Sectoral

Consumer Services	20
Commercial Services	16
Electronic Technology	7
Process Industries	3
Finance	2

Operational

Director/Board Member	525
Corporate Officer/Principal	414
Founder	122
Chairman	109
Independent Dir/Board Member	108

Most connected contacts

Insiders
Jim Albaugh	38
Ian Jenks	33
Kristina Johnson	29
Klaas de Boer	27
Nicholas A. Peppas	26
Robert Metcalfe	26
Howard Rosen	26
Mark Levin	26
Elias Zerhouni	26
James Collins	25
Jonathan Rothberg	25
Charles Moorman	24
Paul Kern	23
Rod Adkins Adkins	22
George Myles Cordell Fisher	22

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