Piotr Moncarz

He graduated from the Bridge and Road Construction vocational school (TGD) in Poznań in 1968, and obtained Ph.D. degree at Stanford University,  School of Engineering in 1981. He served as Adjunct Professor at Stanford University, where for 30 years he taught graduate classes. From 1980 to 2022 he was an employee of the world’s leading  think-tank Exponent Failure Analysis Associates (www.exponent.com), where he held the highest professional title of Senior Fellow.  In 2017 he was admitted to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. He specializes in research and prevention of engineering and scientific disasters, and in the energy issues germane to sustainability.  He is a founder and vice chair of XGS Energy, Inc. (www.xhs.com), a company working towards implementation of breakthrough technology for GeoHeat extraction.   He is the Co-founder and Chairman of the US-Polish Trade Council (www.usptc.org), an organization of professionals working pro-bono on knowledge transfer and strengthening cooperation between Poland and the United States. He is vice-president of the Council of Polish Engineers of North America. Member of the 1st Council of NCBiR. He was the co-organizer and academic director at Stanford University of the MNiSW Top 500 Innovators program. Co-founder of the Polish electromobility program, he was chairman of the Supervisory Board of Electromobility Poland SA. Most recently, through USPTC, he is the CEO and President of the newly established Poland in Silicon Valley Center for Science, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (www.polsv.org ). Engineer, entrepreneur, and academic teacher, actively involved in the activities of the Polish diaspora working towards enhancement of the position of Poland in the global leadership in science, innovation, and entrepreneurial activities.