Mascoma CEO and leadership

William J. Brady, Jr. has served as our President, Chief Executive Officer and a director since he joined our company in January 2010. Previously, Mr. Brady was Executive Vice President of Cabot Corporation, or Cabot, a specialty chemical company, from 2004 to 2009. Throughout his twenty-three year experience, Mr. Brady held numerous positions at Cabot in the United States and Japan, including General Manager of the Carbon Black business. Under his leadership, the business completed significant expansions in China and Brazil, and executed a major global initiative in energy efficiency. In addition, he led the commercialization of two start-up businesses at Cabot in ink jet colorants and elastomer composites. Mr. Brady currently serves on our board of directors and is Chairman of the Board of our affiliate, Frontier Renewable Resources, LLC. In addition, he is Chairman of the Washington D.C. based Advanced Ethanol Council, or AEC, which working on the commercialization of advanced and cellulosic ethanol development by establishing public policies and expanding the market for ethanol. Mr. Brady is also a member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Scranton. Mr. Brady is a graduate of the University of Scranton with a B.S. in Chemistry and received his M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Lee R. Lynd, Ph.D. is a co-founder and a director and has served as our Chief Science Officer since 2005. Dr. Lynd leads an active academic group devoted to biomass conversion, encompassing biotechnology, process engineering and energy and environmental public policy issues at Dartmouth College. Dr. Lynd is a Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth College’s Thayer School of Engineering (2003 – present), an Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth College (2003 – present) and a Professor Extraordinary of Microbiology at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa (2002 – present). He is a recipient of the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award and a two-time recipient of the Charles A. Lindbergh Award for his efforts to promote balance between technological progress and preservation of the natural and human environments. He serves as an Associate Editor for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Personal Vehicles, an Organizing Committee member for the Annual Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, a Manager of the Link Foundation Energy Fellowship Program and a Co-Leader of The Role of Biomass in America’s Energy Future project. Dr. Lynd received a B.S. in Biology from Bates College, an M.S. in Bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and M.S. and D.E. degrees in Engineering from Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. Dr. Lynd’s illustrious career in biomass conversion, biotechnology and bioengineering and understanding of and experience with the fundamental science behind Mascoma’s technology and the application of that technology in the renewable fuels and renewable chemicals sectors enable him to provide valuable insight and guidance to our board of directors.

Michael Ladisch is a Dir:LAB Renewable Resourcs ENG at Purdue University and Chief Technology Officer at Mascoma. He attended Purdue University and Drexel University.

Lee R. Lynd, Ph.D. is a co-founder and a director and has served as our Chief Science Officer since 2005. Dr. Lynd leads an active academic group devoted to biomass conversion, encompassing biotechnology, process engineering and energy and environmental public policy issues at Dartmouth College. Dr. Lynd is a Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth College’s Thayer School of Engineering (2003 – present), an Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth College (2003 – present) and a Professor Extraordinary of Microbiology at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa (2002 – present). He is a recipient of the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award and a two-time recipient of the Charles A. Lindbergh Award for his efforts to promote balance between technological progress and preservation of the natural and human environments. He serves as an Associate Editor for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Personal Vehicles, an Organizing Committee member for the Annual Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, a Manager of the Link Foundation Energy Fellowship Program and a Co-Leader of The Role of Biomass in America’s Energy Future project. Dr. Lynd received a B.S. in Biology from Bates College, an M.S. in Bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and M.S. and D.E. degrees in Engineering from Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. Dr. Lynd’s illustrious career in biomass conversion, biotechnology and bioengineering and understanding of and experience with the fundamental science behind Mascoma’s technology and the application of that technology in the renewable fuels and renewable chemicals sectors enable him to provide valuable insight and guidance to our board of directors.