Nanosys CEO and leadership

Technology executive with over 30 years of experience across all major functional areas including product development, R&D, team building, strategy and business operations. Currently CEO at Nanosys, the world’s leading manufacturer of Quantum Dot technology for displays.Led Nanosys to pioneer a new industry around Quantum Dot technology and built a manufacturing ecosystem to bring the technology to the display market at scale. Today, Nanosys maintains a nearly 100% market share for materials used in these ultra-bright displays with lifelike colors sold by companies including Samsung, Vizio, Hisense, TCL, Acer, Asus and HP.Proven track record of turning emerging technologies into successful commercial products. Co-inventor of one of the most ubiquitous technology products of the last 20 years, the billion-selling optical mouse. Previously led product development at Hewlett Packard, ran Agilent’s 3,000-employee Malaysia-based manufacturing operation, and set MagnaChip Semiconductor on a path to a successful IPO.Specialties: Entrepreneurship, general management, business operations, venture capital fundraising, culture building, technology evaluation and assessment, product development, product marketing, intellectual property, technology and strategy, strategic partnerships

Technology executive with over 30 years of experience across all major functional areas including product development, R&D, team building, strategy and business operations. Currently CEO at Nanosys, the world’s leading manufacturer of Quantum Dot technology for displays.Led Nanosys to pioneer a new industry around Quantum Dot technology and built a manufacturing ecosystem to bring the technology to the display market at scale. Today, Nanosys maintains a nearly 100% market share for materials used in these ultra-bright displays with lifelike colors sold by companies including Samsung, Vizio, Hisense, TCL, Acer, Asus and HP.Proven track record of turning emerging technologies into successful commercial products. Co-inventor of one of the most ubiquitous technology products of the last 20 years, the billion-selling optical mouse. Previously led product development at Hewlett Packard, ran Agilent’s 3,000-employee Malaysia-based manufacturing operation, and set MagnaChip Semiconductor on a path to a successful IPO.Specialties: Entrepreneurship, general management, business operations, venture capital fundraising, culture building, technology evaluation and assessment, product development, product marketing, intellectual property, technology and strategy, strategic partnerships

Martin Devenney is a Chief Operating Officer & SVP Manufacturing at Nanosys and is based in Milpitas, California. He has worked as President, CO2 to Products and Chief Operating Officer at Calera; Vice President, Symyx Labs at Symyx Technologies; and Post Doctoral Research Associate at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Martin studied at Queen's University Belfast between 1987 and 1990 and Queen's University Belfast between 1990 and 1994.