Chris Mather has worked in entrepreneurial development for the past 19 years, creating and managing entrepreneurial programs and coaching and mentoring entrepreneurs, with a specialty in presentations for early-stage funding. He has been with APEX since its inception, working on DAF SBIR/STTR programs, mentoring, program development, and academia outreach. Chris spent 11 years in technology CEO/general management roles for Ion Optics (raising over $7 million in venture capital), APSCO, Gould Instruments, and American Power Conversion. He spent 14 years in sales/marketing at Hewlett Packard and others. Chris holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.