John Ricardi

JOHN RICARDI joined MIT in August 2007. Mr. Ricardi brings 30 years of
experience in commercializing and developing sales for high technology products
and systems. He most recently served as Vice President Sensor Products at JMAR
Technologies where he led the development and commercialization of the company’s
water monitoring system since its conception. Prior to that, he was President
and Chief Executive Officer of NTec Systems Corporation, an emerging Canadian
semiconductor equipment company. From 2000 to 2002, he served as President and
CEO of Advanced Laser and Fusion Technology Inc., where he was instrumental in
converting the company from a research and development operation to a viable
commercial corporation. Mr. Ricardi holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in
Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.