Charles Roe

Dr. Charles Roe, CTO and Founder, has been working with algae for over 15 years. Before Co-founding AlgiSys, he co-founded and was the CTO of Algae Producers of America, an algal products start-up company focused on algae oil production, animal feed, beta carotene, and astaxanthin. Previously, he was a lead consultant and program manager with Nine Sigma, a technology and innovation sourcing company, where he worked with C-level R&D executives of Fortune 500 and Global 1000 corporations to identify, procure, and develop technology on a world-wide basis. His responsibilities included improving his client’s technology platforms, brokering technology exchanges, technical enhancement of product lines, and establishing R&D partnerships.

Dr. Roe holds three degrees in chemical engineering and has expertise with emerging technologies across a diverse range of industries. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), and serves as an inaugural Board member for the AIChE Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Excellence (CIEE). Dr. Roe also previously served as a Special Scientific Adviser on Micro algae and Biotechnology to the Secretary General of the Intergovernmental Institution for the Use of Micro-Algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition (IIMSAM), a non-governmental organization affiliated with the United Nations. He has also worked in various organizational and functional capacities at AkzoNobel/ICI and General Electric.