General Investing >> CEO Interviews >> March 24, 2003
BARRY WEINBAUM assumed the role of CEO and President of NanoOpto in
August 2001 after a 21-year career at Lucent Technologies and AT&T,
where his most recent position was Vice President'Optical Long Haul
Solutions in the Optical Networking Group. At Lucent, Mr. Weinbaum
established a record of leading start-up, existing, and turn-around
operations to market leadership in a variety of product and technology
areas. Highlights of these accomplishments include directing Lucent's
Mergers and Acquisition team for the Optical Networking Group, managing
the Wireless PBX enterprise and Voice Response businesses, and
pioneering the Computer Telephony business. Mr. Weinbaum holds a BS in
Computer Science and Mathematics from Union College in Schenectady, NY,
and an MS in Computer Science from Columbia University. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a brief summary of NanoOpto?Mr. Weinbaum: NanoOpto has a highly differentiated technology
that targets integrated optical components. When I say integrated
optical