Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> October 1, 1998
JEFF N. HUNTER is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of C3, Inc., a
North Carolina based company that develops and markets lab-created
moissanite gemstones. He was formerly Director of Business, Finance &
Research Administration for the College of Engineering at North Carolina
State University, where the technology was developed for making large
single crystals of lab-grown moissanite. A frequent public speaker, Jeff
has made presentations about lab-created moissanite gemstones to many
jewelry industry groups including ISA, ASA, GIA Alumni Association
Chapters, plus other interested audiences throughout the United States,
Asia and Europe. Profile
Mr. Hunter: C3 was founded over three years ago to commercialize a
chemical compound used in the semiconductor industry called silicon
carbide, as a
