Profil
Cherry is a long-time Xfund supporter and has been an advisor since our inception.
She is the Benjamin Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy in the John A. Paulson School of Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Professor of Physics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Prior to that, Cherry was dean of SEAS from 2009 to 2015.
Between 2015 to 2017, Cherry took a leave from Harvard to serve the Director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Science.
She oversaw $5.5 billion of the Department’s competitive scientific research in the areas of advanced scientific computing, basic energy sciences, biological and environmental sciences, fusion energy sciences, high energy physics, and nuclear physics, as well as managed ten of the national laboratories.
Cherry received her B.S.
in 1973 and her Ph.D.
in physics in 1978 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Born in Fort Riley, Kansas, and the daughter of a diplomat, Cherry lived in the United States, Japan, Pakistan, South Korea, and Indonesia as a child.
She has published more than 70 papers in peer-reviewed journals and holds two patents in near-field optical data storage and optical display technology.
Postes actifs de Cherry A. Murray
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/07/2009 |
Harvard University
Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Xfund Management Co. LLC
Xfund Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Xfund invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of enterprise, consumer and health service sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Anciens postes connus de Cherry A. Murray
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
| NEWPORT CORP | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/11/2015 |
Bell Laboratories
Bell Laboratories Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides research and development services | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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Newport Corp.
Newport Corp. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Manufactures and distributes optical, motion control & opto-mechanics products | Electronic Technology |
Harvard University
Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Functions as a College/University | Finance |
Bell Laboratories
Bell Laboratories Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides research and development services | Commercial Services |
Xfund Management Co. LLC
Xfund Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Xfund invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of enterprise, consumer and health service sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements. | Finance |
Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
















