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Tom Griffin

Former Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Phoenix, Arizona

Writes $500K – $50M checks · typically $25M

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About

Tom Griffin serves as Chief Operating Officer at Edeniq, Inc. He is a chemical engineer with over twenty-five years of industrial experience in technology development, engineering, operations, and research. His career has focused on forming and leading technology organizations and implementing alternative energy and advanced environmental processes, including work in biofuels, photovoltaics, coal gasification, and synthesis gas generation.

Experience

  1. Edeniq, Inc.Chief Operating Officercurrent2025 — presentVisalia, California, United States
  2. Breakthrough EnergySenior Chemical Process and Engineering Consultant2022 — 2025Boston, MA
  3. Breakthrough EnergyManaging Director - Breakthrough Energy Ventures2018 — 2022Boston, MA
  4. ViridosCo-CEO2024 — 2025San Diego, CA
  5. ViridosChief Engineering Officer2024 — 2025San Diego, CA
  6. Reliance Industries LimitedVice President, Bioprocess Engineering2015 — 2018Mumbai
  7. Edeniq, Inc.Chief Technology Officer2011 — 2015Visalia, CA
  8. Edeniq, Inc.Vice President of Technology2010 — 2011Visalia, CA
  9. Pennsylvania Sustainable Technologies, LLC (PST)Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Co-Founder2007 — 2011Bethlehem, PA
  10. DuPontTechnology Team Leader/ Sr. Research Associate1997 — 2007Wilmington, DE
  11. Molten Metal Technology, IncManaging Director - Experimental Systems1991 — 1997Fall River, MA and Oak Ridge, TN
  12. ShellAssociate Research Engineer - Shell Development Company1989 — 1991Houston, TX
  13. US NavyMilitary Service (active duty)1982 — 1986Naval Air Station Alameda, CA

Skills & more

Technology Management34Renewable Energy14Process Engineering29Strategic PlanningChemical Engineering41R&D78Start-ups26Energy21Process Simulation51Chemistry22Nuclear23Product Development20
+8 moreResearch and Development (R&D)Business Process ImprovementBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentTechnology TransferCommissioningRecruitingEngineering

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Who is Tom Griffin?
Tom Griffin serves as Chief Operating Officer at Edeniq, Inc. He is a chemical engineer with over twenty-five years of industrial experience in technology development, engineering, operations, and research. His career has focused on forming and leading technology organizations and implementing alternative energy and advanced environmental processes, including work in biofuels, photovoltaics, coal gasification, and synthesis gas generation.
What check size does Tom Griffin write?
Tom Griffin typically writes checks of $500K – $50M.
Where did Tom Griffin go to school?
Tom Griffin studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD, Chemical Engineering - Fuels (with Applied Mathematics)); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS and MS, Chemical Engineering and Chemical Engineering Practice).

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