Mr. Gershman is a Drexel University College of Engineering inductee into the Alumni Circle of Distinction, the highest honor bestowed upon alumni. He has been honored as a finalist for CMP publications (EE Times) prestigious ACE award as High Technology Executive of the Year and was previously named a Top 40 Healthcare Transformer by Medical Marketing & Media for his work on Clinical AI Decision Support for cancer patients. Chuck holds three US patents for his contributions to Microprocessor Architecture.
Chuck brings over 30 years of technology and semiconductor industry experience in executive management, marketing, engineering, business development, sales, consulting, and executive advising, including Owl Autonomous Imaging. Mr. Gershman has served as CEO/COO and a Board Director for three companies, he knows what it takes to lead a vision to reality - having led successful exits with acquisitions by Intel and PMC-Sierra.
As President & CEO of Bay Microsystems (now Vcinity), Chuck guided the company through two high-tech recessions and from a pre-revenue start-up to a thriving profitable industry leader with over $100M in aggregate sales. In 2007 Bay was selected as a finalist as the Most Respected Private Semiconductor Company by the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), and in 2008 Bay was recognized by Deliotte for the Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50 (#15) and US Fast 500 (#136) with nearly 1400% growth.
Chuck enjoys the support of his loving wife and two (nearly) adult children.
Owl is all about safety. We save lives. We will save many lives.
I enjoy adventure travel, snow skiing, golf and hiking. I am a foodie with a well-developed palate for both food and wine. I'm also not too shabby in my own kitchen.
A serial entrepreneur, I have been a member of the executive management team of five startups, three of which I co-founded.
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