Eric Lichtenheld

President and CEO, Heliae Development, LLC

As President and CEO of Heliae Development, LLC, Eric Lichtenheld applies his deep expertise in microalgae, manufacturing and operations to lead the company to deliver cutting-edge technologies for a regenerative future. Over the course of his career, Lichtenheld has operated small business startups to overseeing Fortune 50 companies. Prior to Heliae he positioned himself in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and consumer products industries in the U.S., Mexico, and Asia. He holds an MBA from Loyola University Chicago and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan.

He is a lean six sigma black belt and maintains fluency in Spanish, working proficiency in German, and continued learnings in Japanese.