Michael Lefenfeld

Michael Lefenfeld is the president and chief executive officer of Cyanco, the leading global supplier of reagents and technologies which enable commercial mining of precious metals – Gold and Silver. He is also the co-founder and former chief executive officer of SiGNa Chemistry, a global manufacturer of highly-active, environmentally friendly chemicals. SiGNa’s products are used to improve production processes in the energy recovery, petrochemical refining and chemical manufacturing industries. His work has led to safer industrial environments, better medical technologies and more effective, affordable energy solutions. Prior to SiGNa, Lefenfeld developed and commercialized several new technologies, launching and selling three companies by age 30. Lefenfeld holds more than 50 patents in medical devices, controlled release, electronics, chemical reactivity and information technology. After earning a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at WashU in 2002, Lefenfeld, a resident of New York City, earned a master’s in chemistry at Columbia University and an executive education certificate at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.