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Our leadership team.
Headquartered in Massachusetts, Nth Cycle is made up of ambitious, passionate, and experienced experts building the refining infrastructure for the next industrial era.
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Our leadership team.
Headquartered in Massachusetts, Nth Cycle is made up of ambitious, passionate, and experienced experts building the refining infrastructure for the next industrial era.
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Our leadership team.
Headquartered in Massachusetts, Nth Cycle is made up of ambitious, passionate, and experienced experts building the refining infrastructure for the next industrial era.
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Our leadership team.
Headquartered in Massachusetts, Nth Cycle is made up of ambitious, passionate, and experienced experts building the refining infrastructure for the next industrial era.
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Executive team
Megan O'Connor, PhD
Co-Founder and CEO
Raffi Freeman
Chief Financial Officer
Chad D. Vecitis, PhD
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist
Gabi Knesel, PhD
Chief Technology Officer
Frank Fuselier
General Counsel
Guillermo Espiga
Head of Project Development
Brandon Heffinger
Head of Commercial
Sakina Evans
VP, People
Desirée Plata, PhD
Co-founder & Science Advisor
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