Mr. Malakhov is the principal founder of Solid Cell. He is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years experience in senior managerial and executive level roles in start-up companies and restructures of midsize companies. Starting in the late 1990's, Mr. Malakhov worked for European fuel cell manufacturer ZeTek Power Plc as the Managing Director of its Russian subsidiary, creating two fuel cell research centers and initiating several national and multi-national research collaborations. Mr. Malakhov received a BA in Economics and Political Science and a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University in the City of New York.