Founded in 2005 by proven entrepreneurs, engineers and scientists, NanoH2O is committed to developing a new generation of advanced membrane technology to maintain an economically viable and sustainable freshwater supply. Based on pioneering nanotechnology research at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), NanoH2O focuses on synthesis of new membrane materials for desalination and water reuse.
Jeff Green
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Green is an experienced early-stage, venture-backed technology entrepreneur. Previously, as a software entrepreneur, Mr. Green founded two software startups, Archive, Inc. (sold to Cyclone Commerce) and Stamps.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: "STMP"). In both companies, Mr. Green co-wrote the original business plan and played a key role in raising over $300 million in private equity, public and debt financing. At both companies, Mr. Green was responsible for directing the company’s strategy, business model and marketing operations, including product management. Prior to his career as an entrepreneur, Mr. Green garnered marketing and strategy experience at leading companies such as Mitchell Madison, Hewlett Packard and Ziff-Davis. Mr. Green holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from UCLA Anderson.
Bob Burk
Founder, Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President of Applications Engineering
Dr. Burk has extensive experience as a senior manager at two different international engineering firms. He brings with him a wealth of contacts in the engineering industry as well as municipal and private water and wastewater entities. With early work on the link between CO2 and climate, his current expertise includes water supply and treatment issues for water from fresh, contaminated, and seawater sources. He has had consulting relationships with a diversity of water resources clients from San Pellegrino in Italy to municipal water departments in Seattle and Tacoma, Washington and Portland, Oregon. Work on wastewater has ranged from large municipal and hazardous sites, to large mines including the Grasberg Mine in Papua New Guinea, to consulting on nuclear waste issues for the US, Swiss and Japanese governments.
CJ Kurth
Vice President of Research & Development
Mr. Kurth is a 14-year veteran of the membrane desalination industry with a breadth of experience in the research and development departments of Osmonics and GE Water and Process Technologies. During his tenure Mr. Kurth was awarded several patents for new membrane chemistries, cartridges, production processes and applications, and has led teams developing new membrane products from early stage lab work through full scale commercial launches. For one of these products he was awarded the GE Leadership Award for Technical Innovation in 2004. Mr. Kurth was also involved in the hiring, training, and laboratory set up for a new membrane research and development group located in Shanghai, China. Mr. Kurth holds both a BS and MS in chemistry from the University of Minnesota.