Thomas G. Werthan

THOMAS G. WERTHAN joined EMCORE Corporation in 1992 as its Chief
Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance and a Director. Mr.
Werthan is a Certified Public Accountant and has over 20 years
experience in assisting high technology, venture capital financed
growth companies. Prior to joining EMCORE in 1992, he was
associated with The Russell Group, a venture capital partnership,
as Chief Financial Officer for several portfolio companies. From
1985 to 1989, Mr. Werthan served as Chief Operating Officer and
Chief Financial Officer for Audio Visual Labs, Inc., a
manufacturer of multimedia and computer graphics equipment.