Greg Finkelstein

Greg Finkelstein has a diverse work experience that spans several prestigious institutions and roles. Greg is currently the Senior Director of Marketing and Operations at Double Helix Optics, a position they have held since August 2022. Prior to this, in 2021, Greg worked as an MBA Marketing Intern at Double Helix Optics, where they conducted competitor and customer research, audited brand strategy, and completed ROI analysis of marketing operations.

Before joining Double Helix Optics, Greg held positions at Princeton University and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. At Princeton University, from 2019 to 2020, they served as an Associate Professional Specialist in Geosciences, where they acted as a senior advisor, managed the university's mineral collection, and oversaw the modernization of the collection's digital infrastructure. At the University of Hawaii at Manoa, from 2017 to 2019, they were the High-Pressure Mineral Physics Lab Manager, responsible for managing the analytical laboratory, executing custom research agendas, and ensuring safe operations through the implementation of standard operating procedures.

Earlier in their career, from 2014 to 2017, Greg worked as a Seismological Laboratory Director's Postdoctoral Fellow at Caltech, where they developed and conducted mineral physics research projects and mentored graduate and undergraduate students. Furthermore, Greg also pursued their Ph.D. at Princeton University, where they conducted research from 2008 to 2014.

Overall, Greg Finkelstein's work experience showcases a strong background in marketing, operations, research, and management within the fields of technology, academia, and geosciences.

Greg Finkelstein has a diverse educational background. Greg obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Anthropology, from Washington University in St. Louis between 2004 and 2008. Following this, they pursued further studies at Princeton University from 2008 to 2014, where they earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Geosciences and Materials Science. Recently, from 2020 to 2022, Greg attended the UCLA Anderson School of Management and completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.