Ron Van Dell became President and Chief Executive Officer of SolarBridge Technologies, Inc. in November, 2008. Van Dell has an exceptional track record and proven leadership skills to complement his 25+ years of experience. Most recently, he served as President and CEO at Primarion, a mixed signal semiconductor company, which became the leader in digital power management in four years, resulting in an acquisition by Infineon Technologies in April, 2008. Before joining Primarion, he served as President and CEO at Legerity and in senior management positions at Dell, Harris Semiconductor, Groupe Schneider, Square D Company, and General Electric. He holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Michigan Technological University. He is a member of multiple professional associations.
Philip Krein is a founder and current Board Chairman of SolarBridge Technologies. He also holds the Grainger Endowed Director's Chair in Electric Machinery and Electromechanics at the University of Illinois. Dr. Krein is widely regarded as one of the top experts and innovators in power electronics, with more than 20 years experience. He is recipient of the IEEE William E. Newell Award, the highest international honor in the field. He is the author of a respected textbook on the subject and has served as President of the IEEE Power Electronics Society. Dr. Krein holds a B.S. in electrical engineering and A.B. in economics and business from Lafayette College. His M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He holds eleven U.S. patents with additional patents pending.
Jason Matlof joined Battery Ventures in January 2005 and focuses on investments in clean energy, networking and security technologies. In addition to SolarBridge Technologies, Jason is currently a board member at Agito Networks, Redwood Systems, and Qteros.
Ajay Mody is currently the Senior Vice President of WW Operations at Skyline Solar. Prior to that Ajay has held various executive and senior management positions with companies in the fields of alternate energy, consumer products, networking, manufacturing and semiconductors. Some of the companies include Magellan GPS, BloomEnergy, Neoteris, NetScaler, Amkor Technology and National Semiconductor.