FirstWave is a highly entrepreneurial company, driven to success by: It’s process, it’s people, and it’s culture. We have invented, and keep inventing, superior approaches to commercializing ideas and technology. We fuel this innovation by recruiting talented, creative people and promoting an invigorating and collaborative work environment. FirstWave is committed to the constant pursuit of excellence, and the belief that a meritocracy of ideas, not hierarchies, drives decision-making. We deliver on this by staying at the cutting edge in understanding our markets and our business. We bring collectively over 200+ years of combined experience to bear with some of the world’s greatest thought-leaders – typically not found in most early-stage ventures.

Brian Bell - CEO and Director

Brian Bell began his career as a technology and health care analyst for several mutual fund companies, including PIMCO Advisors ($180 billion in assets under management) and most recently with Seed Capital Partners, LLC, an early stage venture fund with backing from Softbank Corporation and JP Morgan Partners.

At Seed Capital, his responsibilities ranged from due diligence, development of an executive network of industry experts, and investment recommendation, to hands on business development, strategic planning, and merger and acquisition activity on behalf of specific portfolio companies.

He is a director of the WNY Venture Association, and a founder of Buffalo Angel Network, a network of currently 40 accredited investors focused on early stage investments in the re-gion. Brian has provided executive management support for Medical Conservation Devices and First Wave Products Group, where he is also co-inventor on three patents.

MANAGEMENT

Brian Bell – CEO and Director

Dave Rowlands – President FWPG

Doug DuFaux –Technical Director

Dennis Guopil – Technical Director

Joe Fina – Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Bradley Fuhrman – MD, Founder & Chief Scientific Officer

Mark Dowhy – Founder & Chief Technical Officer

Diane McMahon – Vice President and Legal Counsel

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The strength of any organization is its people. First Wave's Board of Directors is made up of nationally and internationally renowned individuals whom have founded, managed or invested in companies worth hundreds of millions to billions of dollars. The Directors are all actively invested in the company and projects both financially and active time commitments in order source, develop and commercialize best of breed solutions.

Joel Kanter – Chairman

Brian Bell – CEO and Director

Albert Culliton – Director

Gene Burleson – Director

Dr. Eugene Bauer – Director

Dean Hautamaki, M.D. – Director

Wayne Hellman, M.D. – Director