Petros Kotidis

About Petros Kotidis

Senior Executive with proven ability to lead technology companies, transform and refocus businesses towards new, high-growth markets. Recognized as outside-the-box thinker with unique combination of PhD-level education and decades of executive management, business development and technology commercialization skills. True change catalyst with demonstrated ability to transform organizations across diverse industries, such as Safety and Security, Photonics, Industrial Process Control, Life Sciences, Medical Devices, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Analytical Instrumentation. Extensive experience with both domestic and international business development, marketing and sales. Decisive, high-energy, action-oriented leader with exceptional interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to create winning cultures, motivate people and communicate goals and strategy in both privately-held and public companies.EXPERTISE: Technology Commercialization – Corporate Transformation – Strategy Development/Execution Government Contract Awards – P&L Leadership – New Market/Product DevelopmentStartup Growth – Partnerships/Alliances – Mergers & AcquisitionsInternational Expansion – Team Building – Cultural ChangeHIGHLIGHTS:• As CEO, drove a complete transformation of a mid-size company into a leader in the Safety and Security markets – achieved 20x overall revenue growth, 15x international revenue growth• As CEO, led the growth of a mid-size company by identifying urgent government needs in standoff detection of explosives, chemical warfare agents and opioids – won $45M of government contracts • As Head of Marketing and Business Development, transformed a telecommunications company into a medical-devices frontrunner – acquired by a medical-devices market leader• As M&A Director, led multibillion-dollar acquisitions in telecommunications, focusing on Optical Networks and Photonics – acquisitions of $1.4B optical filter and $3.2B MEMS optical switch companies

Experience

1. Mentor, Air Force Accelerator

   Techstars

   Feb 2020 — Present · Boston, MA, US

   The Air Force Accelerator, powered by Techstars, is a partnership to increase engagement between commercial startups and the U.S. Department of Defense. By providing a unique and innovative approach to funding early startups, the Accelerator is establishing new ways of doing business with the Department of Defense and is expediting the adoption of emerging technologies by the warfighters.

Education

• National Technical University of Athens

  Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering

  1978 — 1983

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  PhD, Aeronautics & Astronautics

  1985 — 1989

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  MS, Aeronautics & Astronautics

  1983 — 1985

Skills

• Mems
• Strategic Partnerships
• Quantum Optics
• Ftir
• Laser
• Product Management
• Product Development
• Physics
• Sensors
• R&D
• Semiconductors
• Fiber Optics
• Start-Ups
• Optics
• Photonics