WEP

The Goergen Entrepreneurial Management Program

Ron Pierantozzi Dr. Ronald Pierantozzi
Consultant, Corporate Venturing;
President & CEO, PPT Research, Inc.
Lecturer, Wharton
rpierant@wharton.upenn.edu

Courses:

Management 806: Formation and Implementation of Entrepreneurial Ventures

Bio:

Ron Pierantozzi has served as the CEO of PPT Research, a materials technology company in Allentown, PA. after retiring from the management ranks of Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. Ron is also a partner in Cameron and Associates, a consulting firm focused on developing relationships with Fortune 500 companies committed to corporate venturing through technology and innovation. He is also a member of the Radical Innovation Group, a consulting firm that works with global companies to develop their innovation capability. He has recently joined Greenworld Capital Partners as a Senior Technical Advisor. Ron previously served as Air Product’s Director, Business Development, which focused on new venture creation and technology transfer. This involved a wide range of duties that included identifying and commercializing new technologies, forming and incubating new technology-based ventures, managing external partnerships and forming market alliances, and investing in both early and late stage companies working through high profile VCs. Ron continues to work closely with VCs in the advanced materials and machine-to-machine sectors, where he provides expertise in market strategy and business valuation.

Ron previously served as Director of Technology with APCI for platforms in hydrogenation, amination, and nitration technologies. He also held various positions the Performance Ceramics & Process Systems Group, and was Director of the Adsorption Technology Center. Ron is an inventor/co-inventor, and holds 32 U.S. patents and has authored 16 publications. His most recent publication, Implementing a Learning Plan to Counter Project Uncertainty with Mark Rice and Gina O'Connor, was published in Sloan Management Review, January 2008.

Ron is a lecturer at Wharton where he frequently lectures on subjects dealing with innovation and entrepreneurship. He is also a member of the faculty for the program on Corporate Entrepreneurial Leadership at the Danish Technical University, where he conducts a seminar on developing business plans for the global enterprise. He was an executive in Residence at RPI’s Lally School of Technology Management for the 2007-2008 academic year. He is on the board of directors of PPT Research and Primet Precision Materials, Inc. in Ithaca NY and on the board of advisors for Powergetics, inc. in San Francisco, CA.

Ron received his B.S. in Chemistry from Temple University and his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from The Pennsylvania State University.



	LOGIN HOME NEWS & EVENTS ENTREPRENEURIAL CAREERS STARTING A BUSINESS TEACHING & LEARNING Overview Undergraduate Program MBA Program Doctoral Program MBA for Executives Faculty Wharton Management Department Admissions RESEARCH ALUMNI		The Goergen Entrepreneurial Management Program Dr. Ronald Pierantozzi Consultant, Corporate Venturing; President & CEO, PPT Research, Inc. Lecturer, Wharton rpierant@wharton.upenn.edu Courses: Management 806: Formation and Implementation of Entrepreneurial Ventures Bio: Ron Pierantozzi has served as the CEO of PPT Research, a materials technology company in Allentown, PA. after retiring from the management ranks of Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. Ron is also a partner in Cameron and Associates, a consulting firm focused on developing relationships with Fortune 500 companies committed to corporate venturing through technology and innovation. He is also a member of the Radical Innovation Group, a consulting firm that works with global companies to develop their innovation capability. He has recently joined Greenworld Capital Partners as a Senior Technical Advisor. Ron previously served as Air Product’s Director, Business Development, which focused on new venture creation and technology transfer. This involved a wide range of duties that included identifying and commercializing new technologies, forming and incubating new technology-based ventures, managing external partnerships and forming market alliances, and investing in both early and late stage companies working through high profile VCs. Ron continues to work closely with VCs in the advanced materials and machine-to-machine sectors, where he provides expertise in market strategy and business valuation. Ron previously served as Director of Technology with APCI for platforms in hydrogenation, amination, and nitration technologies. He also held various positions the Performance Ceramics & Process Systems Group, and was Director of the Adsorption Technology Center. Ron is an inventor/co-inventor, and holds 32 U.S. patents and has authored 16 publications. His most recent publication, Implementing a Learning Plan to Counter Project Uncertainty with Mark Rice and Gina O'Connor, was published in Sloan Management Review, January 2008. Ron is a lecturer at Wharton where he frequently lectures on subjects dealing with innovation and entrepreneurship. He is also a member of the faculty for the program on Corporate Entrepreneurial Leadership at the Danish Technical University, where he conducts a seminar on developing business plans for the global enterprise. He was an executive in Residence at RPI’s Lally School of Technology Management for the 2007-2008 academic year. He is on the board of directors of PPT Research and Primet Precision Materials, Inc. in Ithaca NY and on the board of advisors for Powergetics, inc. in San Francisco, CA. Ron received his B.S. in Chemistry from Temple University and his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from The Pennsylvania State University.