Dennis Costello
Chairman at The State University of New York College at Fredonia
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Dennis R.
Costello is currently the Chairman at The State University of New York College at Fredonia since 2015.
He is also a Partner at Braemar Energy Ventures since 2007.
Additionally, he holds positions as a Board Member at National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Board Member at Fulham Co., Inc., and Board Member at Utilidata, Inc. In his former roles, Mr. Costello served as a Director at Interactive Supercomputing, Inc., Laser Light Engines, Inc., Next Step Living, Inc., NexSteppe, Inc., and YottaYotta, Inc. He was also a Managing Director at Rock Maple Ventures and ChipWrights, Inc. Furthermore, he worked as the Chief Investment Officer & Partner at Advent International LP from 1990 to 2000.
He was a General Partner at Zero Stage Capital Co., Inc. and a Board Member at Luminus Devices, Inc. and Nuventix, Inc. He also served as a Project Manager at MRIGlobal and as a Board member at Climos, Inc. and Albeo Technologies, Inc.Mr. Costello's education includes a graduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1981, an undergraduate degree from The State University of New York College at Fredonia, and a graduate degree from The Ohio State University in 1974.
Dennis Costello active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Braemar Energy Ventures
 Braemar Energy Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Braemar Energy Ventures (Braemar Energy) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by George S. Reichenbach, William D. Lese and Neil S.Suslak. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 2007-02-28 |
Utilidata, Inc.
 Utilidata, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Utilidata, Inc. supplies voltage optimization and digital automation systems for the electric utility industry. Its software platform, Signal Intelligence Engine, enables real-time, actionable insight from the electric distribution grid. It also offers cyber security services. The company was founded by David Bell, Jeremy Wilson, and Thomas L. Wilson in 1983 and is headquartered in Providence, RI. | Director/Board Member | 2013-03-31 |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
 National Renewable Energy Laboratory Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Renewable Energy Laboratory operates as laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Golden, CO. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Fulham Co., Inc.
 Fulham Co., Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Fulham Co., Inc. manufactures electronic ballasts and transformers. Its products include LED drivers, LED modules, LED engines, LED and fluorescent emergency lighting solutions, exit and emergency lighting, electronic HID, and induction lighting systems. The company was founded on April 8, 1994 and is headquartered in Hawthorne, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2008-12-31 |
| The State University of New York College at Fredonia | Chairman | 2014-12-31 |
Former positions of Dennis Costello
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|---|---|---|
Nuventix, Inc.
 Nuventix, Inc. Electronics DistributorsDistribution Services Nuventix, Inc. provides thermal management and air cooling solutions. It offers consumer electronics, lighting, medical, telecommunications, automotive and other electronics cooling devices. The company was founded by Ari Glezer, Raghav Mahalingam and Sam Heffington in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Director/Board Member | 2014-03-01 |
Luminus Devices, Inc.
 Luminus Devices, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Luminus Devices, Inc. develops and manufactures solid state lighting solutions. Its products include COB arrays, mid power LEDs, XNOVA cube, high brightness white LEDs, color LEDs, color mix LEDs, UV LEDs, IR LEDs and horticulture LEDs. The company was founded by Alexei Erchak and John D. Joannopoulos in 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2013-07-31 |
Albeo Technologies, Inc.
 Albeo Technologies, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Albeo Technologies, Inc. is engaged in the manufacture of white LED lighting systems for commercial and industrial indoor general lighting applications. Its products replaced traditional fluorescent and high-intensity discharge lighting to decrease energy usage and reduce maintenance. The company was founded by Jeff Bisberg and Peter Van Laanen in 2004 and was headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Director/Board Member | 2012-11-01 |
Interactive Supercomputing, Inc.
 Interactive Supercomputing, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Interactive Supercomputing, Inc. provides software solutions. It develops Star-P, a software platform that delivers interactive parallel computing power to desktops. The company also offers a range of security, intelligence, manufacturing, energy, biomedical, financial and scientific research applications, ISC enabled faster prototyping, iteration and deployment of large-scale solution services. It was founded by Cornelius Peterson in 2004 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Director/Board Member | 2011-04-24 |
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Training of Dennis Costello
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Graduate Degree |
| The State University of New York College at Fredonia | Undergraduate Degree |
| The Ohio State University | Graduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Private companies | 18 |
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Advent International LP
 Advent International LP Investment ManagersFinance Advent International LP (Advent) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1984 by Henry H. Haight. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Zero Stage Capital Co., Inc.
 Zero Stage Capital Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1981, Zero Stage Capital Co., Inc. is a venture capital firm headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Luminus Devices, Inc.
Luminus Devices, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Luminus Devices, Inc. develops and manufactures solid state lighting solutions. Its products include COB arrays, mid power LEDs, XNOVA cube, high brightness white LEDs, color LEDs, color mix LEDs, UV LEDs, IR LEDs and horticulture LEDs. The company was founded by Alexei Erchak and John D. Joannopoulos in 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Interactive Supercomputing, Inc.
Interactive Supercomputing, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Interactive Supercomputing, Inc. provides software solutions. It develops Star-P, a software platform that delivers interactive parallel computing power to desktops. The company also offers a range of security, intelligence, manufacturing, energy, biomedical, financial and scientific research applications, ISC enabled faster prototyping, iteration and deployment of large-scale solution services. It was founded by Cornelius Peterson in 2004 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Technology Services |
Nuventix, Inc.
Nuventix, Inc. Electronics DistributorsDistribution Services Nuventix, Inc. provides thermal management and air cooling solutions. It offers consumer electronics, lighting, medical, telecommunications, automotive and other electronics cooling devices. The company was founded by Ari Glezer, Raghav Mahalingam and Sam Heffington in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Distribution Services |
Laser Light Engines, Inc.
 Laser Light Engines, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Laser Light Engines, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of laser-driven light engines. It specializes in laser illumination for performance digital projection, such as three-dimensional cinema, large venue, and rental/staging. The firm sells to original equipment manufacturers and system integrators for use in digital projection and other display applications. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Salem, NH. | Producer Manufacturing |
Next Step Living, Inc.
 Next Step Living, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Next Step Living, Inc. provides residential energy efficiency solutions. It evaluates homes for energy efficiency and environmental impact, then develops customized action plans and helps insulate and install efficient windows, heating systems, and/or solar panels. The company was founded by Geoff Chapin in 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Commercial Services |
NexSteppe, Inc.
 NexSteppe, Inc. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries NexSteppe, Inc. provides feedstock solutions for the biofuels, biopower, and biobased products industries. The company was founded in 2010 by Anna Rath and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ. | Process Industries |
MRIGlobal
 MRIGlobal Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services MRIGlobal operates research and development organizations. The firm's programs include environmental research, health, pharmaceutical product development, agriculture & food safety, and national security, defense & energy. The company was founded in 1944 and headquartered in Kansas City, MO. | Commercial Services |
Rock Maple Ventures
 Rock Maple Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Rock Maple Ventures (Rock Maple Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by David W. Freelove and Amos Fleisher. The firm is headquartered in Massachusetts, Boston. | Finance |
Braemar Energy Ventures
Braemar Energy Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Braemar Energy Ventures (Braemar Energy) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by George S. Reichenbach, William D. Lese and Neil S.Suslak. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
ChipWrights, Inc.
 ChipWrights, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology ChipWrights, Inc. manufactures fabless semiconductors. The firm engages in digital and visual signal processing for embedded video and audio applications. It specializes in developing all-in-one high definition solutions for complex application-specific standard products (ASSPs)—in particular, System-on-a-Chip (SoC) devices. The company was founded by John Redford in 2000 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Electronic Technology |
YottaYotta, Inc.
 YottaYotta, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services YottaYotta, Inc. provides storage, networking and software infrastructure solutions. Its solutions include data localization, WAN Optimization and Fully Active COOP services. The company was founded by Richard Prytula, Stephen Mattioli and Wayne Karpoff in 2000 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada | Technology Services |
Climos, Inc.
 Climos, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Climos, Inc. explores various natural processes for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The firm’s ocean iron fertilization, a mitigation technique for sequestering atmospheric carbon dioxide that contributes to global warming, ocean acidification, and other environmental change. The company was founded by Daniel G. Whaley and Richard Daniel C. Whilden in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
Albeo Technologies, Inc.
Albeo Technologies, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Albeo Technologies, Inc. is engaged in the manufacture of white LED lighting systems for commercial and industrial indoor general lighting applications. Its products replaced traditional fluorescent and high-intensity discharge lighting to decrease energy usage and reduce maintenance. The company was founded by Jeff Bisberg and Peter Van Laanen in 2004 and was headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Producer Manufacturing |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Renewable Energy Laboratory operates as laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Golden, CO. | Commercial Services |
Fulham Co., Inc.
Fulham Co., Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Fulham Co., Inc. manufactures electronic ballasts and transformers. Its products include LED drivers, LED modules, LED engines, LED and fluorescent emergency lighting solutions, exit and emergency lighting, electronic HID, and induction lighting systems. The company was founded on April 8, 1994 and is headquartered in Hawthorne, CA. | Distribution Services |
Utilidata, Inc.
Utilidata, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Utilidata, Inc. supplies voltage optimization and digital automation systems for the electric utility industry. Its software platform, Signal Intelligence Engine, enables real-time, actionable insight from the electric distribution grid. It also offers cyber security services. The company was founded by David Bell, Jeremy Wilson, and Thomas L. Wilson in 1983 and is headquartered in Providence, RI. | Technology Services |
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