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David A. Krohn has over 39 years experience in the photonics industry. He is the Managing Partner of Light Wave Venture Consulting LLC, which is focused on developing photonics business opportunities in telecommunications, sensors and biophotonics. He has assisted over 75 companies with activities in funding, planning and management functions. David Krohn has also been directly involved with founding four companies since 1999. In 2004, he founded the Fiber Optic Sensor Consortium which is assisting over 50 companies and organizations to develop the fiber optic sensor industry. In prior experience, he served as Global New Business Director for Photonics at 3M Company.   From 1987 to 1998, he was the General Manager of the Specialty Optical Fiber Business that included the Bragg Grating Technologies business acquired from UTC in 1995. He founded EOTec Corporation in 1979 that manufactured specialty fiber, sensors, cables, cable assemblies and data links.  He was the CEO of EOTec until the business was acquired by 3M in 1987.  At this time, he is also very active in many technical societies and teaches short courses in technology and business development at various universities. He is very active in the venture capital community.

David Krohn attended Rutgers University as an undergraduate.  He obtained his MS from Case Western Reserve University in 1967 and his Ph.D. from Lehigh University in 1973.  He has written 3 books, 51 papers and holds 27 patents relating to fiber optics and optical sensors.