David Gelbaum, Chairman of the Board
Since 2002, Mr. Gelbaum has been a private investor. From 1989 until 2002, he performed quantitative modeling for stock price returns and derivative securities for TGS Management, and from 1972 until 1989 he worked at Oakley & Sutton in a similar capacity. Mr. Gelbaum is a trustee of The Quercus Trust.
Mark O'Neill, CTO
As the CTO, Mr. O’Neill plans and directs research and technology development at Entech Solar. He was co-founder and President of ENTECH. Prior to the founding of ENTECH, he served in a variety of engineering and management positions with E-Systems, Inc., Northrup, Inc., and Lockheed Missiles & Space Company. Mr. O’Neill is a graduate of Notre Dame, with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, and he performed graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alabama, Huntsville. Mr. O’Neill has authored or co-authored more than 160 technical publications, including a textbook chapter and 15 U.S. Patents for inventions.
David Field
Mr. Field currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Applied Solar, Inc. Prior to joining Applied Solar, Mr. Field was a senior executive at Clark Security Products, the largest independent security distribution company in North America. Previously, he founded and managed several companies in the energy sector. In 2001, Mr. Field founded and was Chief Executive Officer of Clarus Energy Partners, a leading Distributed Generation developer, owner and operator that was acquired by Hunt Power, an affiliate of Dallas-based Hunt Oil, in 2004. Prior to Clarus Energy, Mr. Field co-founded Omaha-based Kiewit Fuels, a renewable energy company specializing in the development of biofuels production. In addition to a career in sustainable energy development, he also has an extensive background in water technology and infrastructure development, with companies such as Bechtel, Peter Kiewit, and Poseidon Resources, as well as in corporate finance with Citicorp. Mr. Field holds a MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Carl Pope
Carl Pope, Chairman of the Sierra Club, was appointed to Entech Solar’s Board of Directors and to the Special Committee of the Board in December 2010. Mr. Pope has been the Chairman of the Sierra Club since March 2010, after serving for more than seventeen years as the Sierra Club's Executive Director. The Sierra Club is the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. Mr. Pope received a B.A., summa cum laude, from Harvard College in 1967 and is the author or co-author of several books and articles on environmental issues.
Dr. James L. Doti
Dr. Doti was elected as a director of the Entech Solar on March 23, 2011. He is currently the President of Chapman University and holds the Donald Bren Distinguished Chair in Business and Economics. Prior to serving as President, Dr. Doti served as dean of Chapman's School of Business and Management (today's George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics). Dr. Doti earned his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Illinois and his master's and doctorate degrees in economics from the University of Chicago.
