William J. Yost
Directeur/Membre du Conseil chez Forefront RF Ltd
Profil
William J.
Yost founded GelSight, Inc. in 2011, where he worked as Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Yost also currently works at Kognitiv Spark, Inc., as Director from 2022, Machine Discovery Ltd., as Director from 2021, Previsico Ltd., as Director from 2021, Forefront RF Ltd, as Director from 2021, Vector Photonics Ltd., as Director from 2021, Acu-Flow Ltd., as Director from 2022, and Foresight Group LLP, as Senior Investment Manager from 2022.
Mr. Yost also formerly worked at Electrolytic Ozone, Inc., as Founding CEO & COO from 2009 to 2012, Sigmavision Ltd., as Director from 2018 to 2020, Chromition Ltd., as Director from 2018 to 2020, CorrosionRADAR Ltd., as Director from 2018 to 2020, Elements Technology Platforms Ltd., as Director from 2019 to 2020, Corning, Inc., as Principal, Pa Consulting Group Ltd., as Managing Consultant from 2016 to 2018, Sony Electronics, Inc., as Principal, Huber+Suhner Polatis Ltd., as Principal, Element Six Ltd., as Principal, Mercia Asset Management Plc, as Investment Manager from 2018 to 2020, Deep Science Ventures Ltd., as Venture Partner from 2020 to 2023, and Supercritical Ltd., as Avisor from 2020 to 2021.
Mr. Yost received his graduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh, undergraduate degree from Cornell University, and graduate degree from London School of Economics & Political Science.
Postes actifs de William J. Yost
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
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Foresight Group LLP
 Foresight Group LLP Investment ManagersFinance Foresight Group LLP (Foresight Group) is a private equity subsidiary of Foresight Group CI Ltd founded in 1984 by Bernard William Fairman. The firm is headquartered in London. | Private Equity Investor | 01/08/2020 |
Kognitiv Spark, Inc.
 Kognitiv Spark, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kognitiv Spark, Inc. develops augmented reality tools that works through tablets, phones, laptops and hololens headsets. The company was founded on August 23, 2016 by Duncan McSporran and Ryan Groom and is headquartered in Fredericton, Canada. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/02/2022 |
Previsico Ltd.
 Previsico Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Previsico Ltd. develops flood forecasting technology. The company is based in Loughborough, UK. The British company was founded in 2001 by Dapeng Yu, Avinoam Baruch. The CEO is Jonathan David Jackson. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/08/2021 |
Forefront RF Ltd
 Forefront RF Ltd Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Forefront RF Ltd engages in the manufacture of electronic components. The company was founded on January 20, 2020 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/08/2021 |
Vector Photonics Ltd.
 Vector Photonics Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Vector Photonics Ltd. is a spin-out from the University of Glasgow's academic group in photonics. The company is based in Glasgow, UK, and was founded in 2020. The British company's proprietary technology, developed since 2012, focuses on the production of photonic crystal surface emitting lasers (PCSels) for the data center industry. PCSels are low cost, robust, and have high speed and power, making them superior to commonly used vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) and edge emitting lasers (EELs). Neil Martin has been the CEO of the company since 2020. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/04/2021 |
Machine Discovery Ltd.
 Machine Discovery Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Machine Discovery Ltd. engages in the development of optimisation codes for nuclear fusion processes. The company was founded by May 2, 2019 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/04/2021 |
Acu-Flow Ltd.
 Acu-Flow Ltd. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Acu-Flow Ltd. is a British company founded in 2019 that specializes in developing the next generation of nebulizers for respiratory drug delivery. The company is based in Glasgow, UK. The company's flagship product, Nebu~Flow, is designed to enable the delivery of life-changing treatments. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 05/04/2022 |
Anciens postes connus de William J. Yost
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Deep Science Ventures Ltd.
 Deep Science Ventures Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Deep Science Ventures Ltd. (Deep Science Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded 2016 by Mark Hammond and Dominic Falcão. The firm is headquartered in Essex, United Kingdom. | Private Equity Investor | 31/03/2023 |
| Supercritical Ltd. | Consultant / Advisor | 31/08/2021 |
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Formation de William J. Yost
| University of Pittsburgh | Graduate Degree |
| Cornell University | Undergraduate Degree |
| London School of Economics & Political Science | Graduate Degree |
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| Sociétés cotées | 2 |
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| CORNING INCORPORATED | Electronic Technology |
| MERCIA ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC | Finance |
| Entreprise privées | 19 |
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Electrolytic Ozone, Inc.
 Electrolytic Ozone, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Electrolytic Ozone, Inc. developed and manufactured ozone generators. It supported manufacturers of innovative consumer and industrial goods. The company was founded in 2009 and was headquartered in Wilmington, MA. | Producer Manufacturing |
GelSight, Inc.
 GelSight, Inc. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables GelSight, Inc. designs and sells surface imaging equipment. It offers benchtop scanners that capture the surface geometry of any material regardless of its optical properties. The company was founded by William J. Yost III, J?nos Roh?ly, Micah Kimo Johnson and Edward H. Adelson in July 2011 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Consumer Durables |
PA Consulting Group Ltd.
 PA Consulting Group Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services PA Consulting Group Ltd. engages in the provision of management, systems, technology consulting, and innovation services. The company was founded by Ernest Button on September 3, 2015 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Commercial Services |
Foresight Group LLP
Foresight Group LLP Investment ManagersFinance Foresight Group LLP (Foresight Group) is a private equity subsidiary of Foresight Group CI Ltd founded in 1984 by Bernard William Fairman. The firm is headquartered in London. | Finance |
Sony Electronics, Inc.
 Sony Electronics, Inc. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Sony Electronics, Inc. manufactures consumer electronics products. Its products include televisions and home theater, projector, blu-ray and DVD players, head phones, audio systems, digital voice recorders, cameras, mobile tablets and smart devices. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Park Ridge, NJ. | Consumer Durables |
Huber+Suhner Polatis Ltd.
 Huber+Suhner Polatis Ltd. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Part of HUBER+SUHNER AG, Huber+Suhner Polatis Ltd. is a leader in all optical switching providing high performance optical switch solutions in optical communications. The company, based in Cambridge, UK, was founded by Andrew Dames. Polatis' highly reliable piezoelectric Directlight® beam-steering technology sets the industry standard for lowest optical loss and highest performance. The Polatis technology platform delivers a broad range of class-leading all-optical matrix switch products into demanding applications. The British company offers customized MxN configurations up to 576x576 ports, SDN enabled with embedded OpenFlow control interface. Polatis Optical Switch Modules (OSM) are high-performance, fully non-blocking all optical matrix switch modules with port counts from 4x4 up to 144x144. | Producer Manufacturing |
Element Six Ltd.
 Element Six Ltd. Other Consumer SpecialtiesConsumer Durables Element Six Ltd. provides synthetic industrial diamonds. The firm offers services for cutting, grinding, drilling, mining, polishing, optics and semi-conductors. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Didcot, the United Kingdom. | Consumer Durables |
Sigmavision Ltd.
 Sigmavision Ltd. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Sigmavision Ltd. Operates as an equipment manufacturer in laser sensor and camera imaging technology. Its products include TradeReader hand held and driver over 3D Tyre tread depth measurement, road and tyre safety improvement, and tyre wear pattern analysis. The company was founded by Andrew Pryce and is headquartered in Oxfordshire, the United Kingdom. | Health Technology |
Chromition Ltd.
 Chromition Ltd. Electronics DistributorsDistribution Services Chromition Ltd. supplies luminsphere, elecspheres, and dielecspheres nanoparticle solutions and collaborate with application developers to enable the realisation of next-generation technologies. Luminspheres is a multicoloured photoluminescent polymer nanoparticles for bioimaging, anticounterfeit and lighting. Elecspheres is a semiconductor polymer nanoparticle aqueous inks for displays, lighting, solar-cells & sensors. Dielecspheres is a high-k dielectric solutions for low-powered electronics & sensor applications. The company was founded on November 28, 2014 and is headquartered in Stockport, the United Kingdom. | Distribution Services |
Kognitiv Spark, Inc.
Kognitiv Spark, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kognitiv Spark, Inc. develops augmented reality tools that works through tablets, phones, laptops and hololens headsets. The company was founded on August 23, 2016 by Duncan McSporran and Ryan Groom and is headquartered in Fredericton, Canada. | Technology Services |
CorrosionRADAR Ltd.
 CorrosionRADAR Ltd. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing CorrosionRADAR Ltd. develops remote sensing technologies for detecting and predicting hidden corrosion. It serves refineries, offshore rigs, and onshore rigs in oil and gas; power plants, captive power plants, and storage tanks in power and utilities; industrial infrastructure, utility pipelines, and chemical plants in industrial manufacturing. The company was founded by Chiraz Ennaceur and Mehrdad Silatani and is headquartered in Cranfield Technology Park, the United Kingdom. | Producer Manufacturing |
Deep Science Ventures Ltd.
Deep Science Ventures Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Deep Science Ventures Ltd. (Deep Science Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded 2016 by Mark Hammond and Dominic Falcão. The firm is headquartered in Essex, United Kingdom. | Finance |
Machine Discovery Ltd.
Machine Discovery Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Machine Discovery Ltd. engages in the development of optimisation codes for nuclear fusion processes. The company was founded by May 2, 2019 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Commercial Services |
Elements Technology Platforms Ltd.
 Elements Technology Platforms Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Authentise, Inc., Elements Technology Platforms Ltd. develops software for the manufacturing sector. The company is based in Sheffield, UK. The British company was founded in 2018 by Joe Handsaker, Peter John Harding. Joe Handsaker has been the CEO since 2018. Elements Technology Platforms was acquired by Authentise, Inc. on February 10, 2022. | Technology Services |
Previsico Ltd.
Previsico Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Previsico Ltd. develops flood forecasting technology. The company is based in Loughborough, UK. The British company was founded in 2001 by Dapeng Yu, Avinoam Baruch. The CEO is Jonathan David Jackson. | Technology Services |
Forefront RF Ltd
Forefront RF Ltd Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Forefront RF Ltd engages in the manufacture of electronic components. The company was founded on January 20, 2020 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom. | Electronic Technology |
Vector Photonics Ltd.
Vector Photonics Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Vector Photonics Ltd. is a spin-out from the University of Glasgow's academic group in photonics. The company is based in Glasgow, UK, and was founded in 2020. The British company's proprietary technology, developed since 2012, focuses on the production of photonic crystal surface emitting lasers (PCSels) for the data center industry. PCSels are low cost, robust, and have high speed and power, making them superior to commonly used vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) and edge emitting lasers (EELs). Neil Martin has been the CEO of the company since 2020. | Electronic Technology |
| Supercritical Ltd. | |
Acu-Flow Ltd.
Acu-Flow Ltd. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Acu-Flow Ltd. is a British company founded in 2019 that specializes in developing the next generation of nebulizers for respiratory drug delivery. The company is based in Glasgow, UK. The company's flagship product, Nebu~Flow, is designed to enable the delivery of life-changing treatments. | Health Technology |