Steve Chipchase

Steve has been successfully leading global Supply Chain and Manufacturing operations for over 20 years supporting highly technical and complex products across multiple industries. Most recently he was Director of Operations for the High Purity Group for Swagelok Company responsible for producing all the products that served the Semiconductor market. Prior to that he was COO for Accuri Cytometers, helping to bring the power of Personal Flow Cytometry from the core labs directly to the researcher's bench. This led to a successful exit to Becton Dickinson where he stayed on helping guide the integration and continue the momentum of Personal Flow. Steve also spent 10 years at Keithley Instruments as Vice President of Operations leading their Supply Chain and Manufacturing areas into an industry leading position. Steve has a BA in Business Management from Malone College and an MBA from Case Western University with a concentration in international business.