Michael J. Hartnett holds the position of Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer for RBC Bearings, Inc. and Chairman for Schaublin Holding SA and President & Chief Executive Officer for Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc. (both are subsidiaries of RBC Bearings, Inc.). Dr. Hartnett is also on the board of RBC Bearings (UK) Ltd. In his past career Dr. Hartnett was President & General Manager at Industrial Tectonics Bearings Corp. and Vice President-Research & Development Division at Timken US Corp. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of New Haven, a graduate degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a doctorate from the University of Connecticut.