Firstwave Technologies Inc.

Diane J. McMahon has represented NanoDynamics since 2004 as Corporate Counsel and was elected General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in 2007. Ms McMahon is a business attorney with a practice focused on the technology sector. She has provided legal and business consulting services to numerous entrepreneurs, inventors, early stage and high growth technology companies. She was previously a partner in the Corporate/Securities Group in the law firm of Hodgson Russ LLP, and an owner or member of the executive management team at several privately held technology companies. She is currently a founder of First Wave Technologies, Inc., a technology development company in Western New York, and a Trustee of the New York State Science, Technology and Innovation Foundation (NYSTAR).

John Keane, Jr. is the founder of King Hill Capital, a firm that invests time and money to help private cleantech companies become vibrant businesses. He founded King Hill Capital in 2007 to address two issues that concern him deeply: global climate change and energy independence. Prior to founding King Hill Capital, he had been an executive in the software industry for nearly 20 years. Most recently, John was founder and CEO of ArcStream Solutions, a wireless systems integration firm. Prior to founding ArcStream, he held various leadership positions at Keane, Inc., supporting the company's revenue growth from $60 million to $1.1 billion. John began his career in corporate finance at J.P. Morgan. He currently serves on the board of Solar Sentry, Cleantech America, Design2Launch, Kendall Investments, Belmont Day School, and Tenacity. John graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Business School.