Erik Scher

Erik Scher is a serial entrepreneur and executive, who has spent the last two decades starting multiple venture-backed nanomaterials companies, in which he has had leadership roles. He specializes in taking novel technologies from concept to commercial products. He has previously worked in industries ranging from energy and petrochemicals to displays and specialty polymers in consumer products. Most recently he served as COO for Siluria Technologies Inc. (now Lummus Technology), where he oversaw R&D, IP, scale-up, and operations in Siluria’s commercial demonstration plant. Now, he serves as a board member as well as in various strategic advisory and executive roles at numerous companies, all of which are at different stages of commercialization, ranging from inception to commercial product sales. Erik studied chemistry at Rice University and received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.