Nathan is an accomplished business development and finance leader with demonstrated success in energy transition industries. Nathan has 15+ years of experience working on the cutting edge of the energy transition via fuel cells, electrolysis, gas sensing devices, catalyst, and batteries. Throughout his tenure, Nathan has held roles in sales, business development, and finance, all aligned with the commercial side of the industry. This has allowed Nathan to build lasting relationships with key figures within multinational companies, from oil & gas corporations to automotive OEMs.Nathan is passionate about finding collaborative partnerships with industry leads to take technology innovations through to commercial products. This has created lasting success for Nexceris and its commercial partners that help fund future innovations at Nexceris today. In all cases, Nathan looks for flexible working arrangements so that production commercialization can be conducted quickly and efficiently before the competition can catch up. Nathan is now leading Adena Power's funding strategy. Adena Power is a new business from Nexceris, and is dedicated to commercializing sodium solid-state batteries. Adena operates on the cutting edge of new technologies that provide safer, longer duration and lower-cost energy storage. An alternative chemistry to Li-ion batteries, Adena's technology goes places that Li-ion can't, providing a differentiating solution that alleviates customers' pain points created by the clean energy transition to Net Zero.
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Chief Growth OfficerNexcerisLewis Center, Oh, Us -
Chief Growth OfficerUp Biochemicals Aug 2024 - PresentUP Biochemicals provides plant-derived, sustainable platform chemicals to the specialty chemicals and consumer packaged goods markets, without the green premium. -
Co-Founder & CeoAdena Power Aug 2023 - PresentLewis Center, Ohio, UsAs CEO of Adena Power, Nathan balances the need to manage Adena's funding picture while creating and executing commercialization strategies. With funding from Nexceris and a demonstration planned at Duke Energy, Adena Power has a solid roadmap ahead of itself. Nathan is actively working on the next phase of investment funding to take Adena one step closer to commercialization. -
Co-Founder & Chief Financial OfficerAdena Power Jan 2023 - Sep 2023Lewis Center, Ohio, Us -
Chief Financial OfficerNexceris Apr 2022 - PresentLewis Center, Oh, Us -
Senior Director Of FinanceNexceris Sep 2020 - Apr 2022Lewis Center, Oh, UsAs Sr Director of Finance at Nexceris, I lead our finance department, which provides action-driven information to all Nexceris business units and cross-functional teams. Our mission is to provide meaningful financial data and creative solutions to aid Nexceris with near and long-term growth strategies. Responsibilities Include: - Lead the development of new financial analysis tools - Management of Nexceris budget and forecasting process- Facilitate Nexceris’ business unit review and strategy process - Assist with Nexceris corporate and business unit strategies- Management of Nexceris’ P&L and balance sheet -
Senior Director, Materials Business UnitNexceris Jun 2018 - Sep 2020Lewis Center, Oh, UsI am tasked with the growth and management of Nexceris' Materials Business Unit. The Materials Business Unit includes Fuel Cell Materials and our R&D services directed at fuel cell and oil & gas markets. Our mission is to provide our partners with materials science and engineering expertise to commercialize their products, technologies, and innovation in a quicker more efficient manner. We strive to grow business through our proven collaboration and risk management process for technology and product delivery. Responsibilities Include:- P&L accountability of the Materials Business Unit- Expand FCM’s product catalog to new energy transition markets- Build lasting relationships with commercial partners for the advancement of new energy products- Contract creation, review, and negotiation with industry partners, both customers and suppliers- Project management for critical commercialization initiatives -
Director Of Commercial SalesNexceris Jan 2013 - Jun 2018Lewis Center, Oh, UsNexceris, LLC was formerly known as NexTech Materials, Ltd. We remain the same dedicated team, with the same ownership.I will continue to manage customer relationships, distributor relationships, sales strategies, and sales personnel related to fuelcellmaterials.com. Additionally, I will be charged with developing sales strategies around other commercial business lines, mainly our NTM Sensors division. I will also be helping to commercialize products and ideas that come out of Nexceris (client services division) and our government project work. -
Director Of Commercial SalesNtm Sensors Division Of Nextech Materials, Ltd. Jan 2013 - Jun 2018 -
Manager, Fuelcellmaterials.Com DivisionNextech Materials, Ltd. Jan 2011 - Dec 2012Lewis Center, UsManaged all activities at fuelcellmaterials.com, including:- Sales- Marketing- Budgeting- Customer Development- Product Development- DistributorsHelped customers advance from R&D and pilot scale to commercialization and manufacturing through long term material supply agreements. Implemented better ways for customers to interact with sales team as well as an online survey to track customer satisfaction. -
Account Manager - Fuelcellmaterials.ComNextech Materials, Ltd. Oct 2008 - Jan 2011Lewis Center, UsI run the day to day tasks for fuelcellmaterials.com a division of NexTech Materials, Ltd. with oversight from CEO. Managed all of FCM's 500 customers and our multiple distributors. Expanded FCM's product catalog with additions both internally and externally through distribution. Assisted customers with activities ranging from small R&D powder supply to complete SOFC testing solutions. -
Sales And Marketing AssistantNextech Materials, Ltd. Apr 2006 - Oct 2008Lewis Center, UsManaged most of our university and national lab customers as well as a couple of small OEMs. Handled inside sales work for our international distribution network. Helped customers further research in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells by supplying powders, components, and testing equipment. Implemented an improved order processing system that reduced duplicate entry and order rework while increasing order accuracy.Implemented new quoting process that again reduced duplicate entry while increasing accuracy.
Nathan Cooley Education Details
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The Ohio State University -
The University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business -
University Of Virginia Darden School Of Business
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Nathan Cooley works for Nexceris
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Nathan Cooley's current role is Chief Growth Officer.
What schools did Nathan Cooley attend?
Nathan Cooley attended The Ohio State University, The University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business, University Of Virginia Darden School Of Business.
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