Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> October 3, 2011

Neah Power Systems, Inc. – Chris D’couto

Chris D'Couto is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Neah Power Systems, Inc. He heads all of Neah's operations, including engineering, marketing and business development. Mr. D'Couto has had roles of increasing responsibility in technology development, sales and marketing in the semiconductor industry. He brings more than 15 years in thin-films processing, semiconductor technology expertise and a proven track record in sales and marketing at FormFactor, Inc.; Novellus Systems, Inc.; and Intel Corporation. He has a bachelor's of technology with honors in chemical engineering from the Coimbatore Institute of Technology in India, a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Clarkson University, New York, and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. Profile
TWST: Would you please start by giving us a history and an overview of Neah Power Systems?

Mr. D'Couto: Neah was founded in Seattle by two students from the University of Washington. They conceived