Max Mankin is the co-founder and CTO of Modern Electron, a sustainable energy technology company with the mission of affordably and practically decarbonizing heat and power. He has a decade of experience building and leading teams, as well as designing, fabricating, and characterizing energy systems and functional materials. At Modern Electron, he leads a team of 45 scientists, engineers, and technicians; rectifies product and market requirements with technology; and sets company market and technology strategy.
Prior to Modern Electron, Max was an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Invention Science Fund. Max earned a BS with honors in chemistry from Brown University and a PhD in physical chemistry from Harvard University, where he held fellowships from the Hertz and National Science Foundations. Max is an inventor on a few dozen patents pending and granted. His accolades include one of Inc. Magazine’s ‘Most brilliant entrepreneurs under 30’ and Forbes ‘30 Under 30’.
