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Akshay Harlalka
Founder · Principal Mechanical Design Engineer
MIT MEng. 10+ years of precision engineering — semiconductor lithography, medical devices, robotics. 4 patents in lithography apparatus design. Previously at ASML and Atomic Machines. Co-author with Prof. Alex Slocum on moment-stiffness analysis (Machine Design, 2026).
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Kate Masschelein
Board Director
20+ years of MedTech and consumer-goods leadership. Currently Global Head of Digital Solutions at Johnson & Johnson; formerly Global President of the ETHICON Energy platform. Prior at Procter & Gamble across sales, marketing, and supply chain in Europe and North America.
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Dr. Krishnamoorthy Subramaniam
Chairman of the Board
MIT Doctor of Science. ASME & SME Fellow. Recipient of the Merchant Medal for Manufacturing. 45+ years of global manufacturing leadership and 15 patents. Founder & President of STIMS Institute, with prior leadership at Ford Motor Co., Norton/Saint-Gobain, and International Harvester.
Honors & Leadership
M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal