Craig Bandes

Craig Bandes, 47, has been President & CEO of Pixelligent Technologies since 2009. Mr. Bandes has over 25 years of experience as a CEO, entrepreneur, and angel investor building companies in the technology, defense and professional services industries. Since joining Pixelligent as CEO, the company refocused, raised $36M in equity, was awarded nearly $15M in U.S. government grants, entered into joint development efforts with leading Multi-national materials companies, and introduced its PixClear(R) product family. Prior to Pixelligent, Mr. Bandes was the President & CEO of Global Secure Corp, a high tech company focused on providing homeland security software, training, and equipment solutions. He grew Global Secure from a start-up to 175 people, raised $25M in equity, acquired four companies, and generated over $40M in revenues. Mr. Bandes has negotiated over $300 million in financial transactions and completed acquisitions and strategic partnerships in the United States, Asia and Europe. Mr. Bandes sits on the Board of Directors of Pixelligent, has Chaired the Technology Committee for the Greater Baltimore Committee, and is a member of the NanoBusiness Allliance Advisory Board. Mr. Bandes has testified in front of the Senate Committee on Small Business regarding patent issues, and was a guest speaker at the House of Lords in the UK. Mr. Bandes received degrees in Finance and Entrepreneurship from Babson College.