Boardroom Media (CTO News)
At CTO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Saint Paul based CTO’ operating in the Software space. If you think a CTO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
John Banovetz
Senior Vice President for Innovation and Stewardship and Chief Technology Officer of 3M
As chief technology officer and senior vice president of research and development, Dr. John Banovetz leads more than 8,000 scientists who connect 3M’s 46 technology platforms to solve the real-world needs of customers around the world. In this role, he leverages his many years of experience as both a technology and business leader. John came to 3M in 1995 as a research chemist in the corporate R&D organization, working primarily on acrylic adhesives and tapes. In 2003 he joined McKinsey and Company, and in 2007 rejoined 3M and assumed responsibility for the overall planning and implementation of corporate strategic initiatives. He served in that role until 2012, when he became global business director for 3M’s Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division. Three years later, he was tapped to lead 3M’s corporate research lab. In 2016, John moved to West Europe to serve as Managing Director of 3M’s D-A-CH region, which represents the company’s combined operations in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. He was appointed 3M’s chief technology officer and senior vice president of research and development in July 2017. In his current position, John remains focused on driving change, challenging the status quo and helping develop the 3M leaders of tomorrow. “Leadership is about serving more than yourself,” he says. “It’s about creating an environment that unlocks the full potential of teams and individuals and, as a result, achieves even higher performance and more engaged employees.” John has a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Stanford University, and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Hamline University. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and still lives in the same neighborhood he grew up in. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three kids, as well as a variety of outdoor activities including hiking, biking and fishing.
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About 3M: 3M operates as a diversified technology company, manufacturing more than 55,000 products, including adhesives, laminates, and many more.
Miles Ulrich
Co-founder & CTO of MentorcliQ
Miles Ulrich is the Co-founder & CTO at MentorcliQ
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About MentorcliQ: MentorcliQ is a relationship-based employee development platform that improves employee retention.
Andrew Drenner
Chief Technology Officer of ReconRobotics
Andrew Drenner, Ph.D., is the Director of Engineering and a co-founder of ReconRobotics. His robotics interests began while an undergraduate at the University of Northern Iowa during an internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratories where he worked with robotic teams. This work continued at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Distributed Robotics where he received his Ph.D. in 2009 while working on the Scout micro-robot which evolved into the Recon Scout® XT and Throwbot® XTa. Andrew Drenner has had 2 patents issued and several pending and has published over 20 articles in internationally-recognized journals, conferences, and books.
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About ReconRobotics: ReconRobotics develops and commercializes tactical micro-robot and personal sensor systems.
Andrew Drenner
Chief Technology Officer of ReconRobotics
Andrew Drenner, Ph.D., is the Director of Engineering and a co-founder of ReconRobotics. His robotics interests began while an undergraduate at the University of Northern Iowa during an internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratories where he worked with robotic teams. This work continued at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Distributed Robotics where he received his Ph.D. in 2009 while working on the Scout micro-robot which evolved into the Recon Scout® XT and Throwbot® XTa. Andrew Drenner has had 2 patents issued and several pending and has published over 20 articles in internationally-recognized journals, conferences, and books.
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About ReconRobotics: ReconRobotics develops and commercializes tactical micro-robot and personal sensor systems.
Brandon Ward
Co-Founder and CTO of Sadie Blue Software
Brandon Ward is a Co-Founder and CTO at Sadie Blue Software. He is also the Vice President of Information Systems at Shepherd Data Services, Inc.
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About Sadie Blue Software: Sadie Blue Software is a web-based project management company that offers Agility Blue for legal teams and eDiscovery professionals.
Peter Fares
Co-Founder & CTO of VidGrid
Peter Fares is a Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at VidGrid.
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About Vid Grid, VidGrid: VidGrid is an enterprise video platform used to revolutionize communication with interactive videos.
David Lazarus
CTO of TracFax
With a deep background in multiple programming languages, an understanding of modern trends and user experience preferences and a problem solving mindset, David is the mastermind behind the development and programming of TracFax and its many apps. The technical infrastructure that has been designed and programmed into TracFax and its API empower it to be the platform and marketplace that our customers require.
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About TracFax: Property First Technology allowing users to store data, real time communications, and a two sided marketplace.
