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Dr. Atti has led the development and growth of Phononic since its inception in 2008.

As the global leader in solid state cooling technology, Phononic is driving the world to a more sustainable way to cool. Its transformational technology reduces greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions and supports climate goals, while meeting the demanding performance needs of the market. The company’s thermoelectric devices and integrated products are mission critical to how people work and communicate; automobiles ‘see’; the protection and effective delivery of life-saving vaccines and drugs; last mile solutions supporting e-commerce; and innovative methods to cool living and work spaces.

Phononic has received coverage in major publications including The Economist, Fast Company and Forbes, and Dr. Atti has been featured as a guest on national broadcast outlets, including CNBC. Atti earned his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute at the University of Southern California. He also holds an MBA from New York University and a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Ithaca College.

Jeff Yardley is an accomplished finance executive with a proven track record of scaling technology businesses for rapid growth.  Jeff joined Phononic from Cree, Inc. a global, publicly-traded technology company.  At Cree, Jeff had leadership roles within corporate finance and as the finance lead for two high growth business units that grew over 4x during his tenure. He was part of leadership teams that grew and scaled these businesses including strategic development, M&A activity, and a potential IPO.  He is known for driving results, streamlining processes, and developing high-performing teams.

Prior to Cree, Jeff held financial leadership roles at Stock Building Supply and TEKELEC, both publicly traded companies.  He began his career in public accounting at both KPMG and Ernst & Young serving on audits of various public and private companies in a variety of industries.

Jeff attended Appalachian State University where he obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Accounting.  He is a Certified Public Accountant in North Carolina, Certified Management Accounting, and Chartered Global Management Accountant.  He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife and children.

Jason Ruppert, a native of New Orleans, holds B.S. degrees in both Computer Science and Industrial Engineering from Southeastern Louisiana University and an M.S. in Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering from North Carolina State University.  Jason has held executive leadership positions in R&D, Operations, Engineering, and IT for both large and small-cap Hi-Tech/Semiconductor companies (Nortel, Ciena, Harmonic, OCZ Storage Solutions, and Toshiba, Nanotron).

His focus has been working in highly accelerated growth companies and turn-around companies/organizations with emphasis on New Product Introduction, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Operations, Quality & Reliability systems, and Information Technology.

Larry has spent his 30+ year career building products and platforms that connect people and businesses to groundbreaking new applications, services and content. As the former VP of Product at Fitbit (recently acquired by Google), Larry was responsible for Fitbit’s full $1B + product portfolio of wearable hardware and software. There, Larry and his team drove nine product launches that led to massive global awareness and first-of-a-kind health and fitness experiences.

Prior to Fitbit, Larry spent nine years at Google in senior product roles leading connected TV platforms, gigabit-speed internet and TV services, augmented reality smart phones, and mobile app payments. Prior to Google, he built microprocessors, set-top devices and game consoles, and video conferencing products at Sun Microsystems, Microsoft and Cisco Systems, respectively.

Kevin Granucci is the Chief Revenue Officer responsible for the growth of
Phononic’s solid state cooling and heating solutions sold across multiple industries. An innovative sales leader with over 25 years of experience, Kevin is recognized for his ability to drive revenue growth year over year, and for skill at building high-functioning global sales teams as well as global manufacturing networks of reps and distributors. Prior to his current role, Kevin was Phononic’s VP and GM of Optoelectronic Sales where he successfully grew revenue every consecutive quarter for four years.

Throughout his career, Kevin has held various positions in Sales, Planning/Operations and Product Marketing for companies serving the optical component and optical transceiver space, including Hitachi
Semiconductor (now Renesas), Opnext and Oclaro (now Lumentum) with
the last four years at Oclaro spent stationed in Tokyo, Japan driving
Strategy and Product Marketing for their Optical Connectivity Group.

Based in San Jose, Kevin holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the
University of California at Davis.

Jason is a seasoned global executive with demonstrated expertise directing human resources for high growth expansion stage to Fortune 100 companies across numerous industries. Recognized for his leadership skills as well as strong tactical execution, he guides executive teams and boards of directors in transformational organizational strategy.

At Phononic, Jason is responsible for defining strategy across the critical Human Resources function and driving breakthrough performance, ensuring Phononic’s continued global leadership in solid state cooling and heating technology.

Committed to diversity across organizations, Jason has served on the Board of Directors of WEBD (Working to Educate Build and Develop), supporting HBCU’s throughout North Carolina, as well as on the Board of The Triangle Chief Human Resources Officer Association. He has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh.