Dr. Ashish K. Kulkarni has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Kebotix, Inc., a startup company focused on commercializing artificial intelligence methods into new material commercialization since 2022. From 2020 to 2022, Dr. Kulkarni served as Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer of GAF. From 2016 to 2019, Dr. Kulkarni served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Innovation Officer of Avantar, Inc. (NYSE: AVTR), a global manufacturer and distributor in the biopharmaceutical, healthcare, education and government and advanced technologies and applied materials industries. From 2010 to 2016, Dr. Kulkarni was Chief Technology and Innovation Officer of Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE). Dr. Kulkarni also held various leadership positions at United Technologies Corporation, American Standard and General Electric (NYSE: GE). Dr. Kulkarni holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Kulkarni brings significant experience over a 28-year career, in innovation models and methods, R&D, strategic planning, technology including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and robotics technologies for materials, business transformation credentials, and diversity.