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.

E. J. Walton - Director

Mr. Walton is the Chief Financial Officer of the Buffalo Economic Renaissance Corporation. He was formerly Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Virginia Union University, President of Funeral Capital Partners and Vice President of Environmental Services Division at The First National Bank of Boston. E.J. holds a MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BA in political science and sociology from Williams College.

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