Location Alameda, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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Dean has more than 44 years of management experience, including more than 32 years as a chief executive officer of a publicly traded company. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Watasso Ventures. In that capacity, he serves on the boards of four portfolio companies, including Liquidity. Previously, Dean served as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Osmonics, Inc. (NYSE listed company), an international manufacturer and marketer of water purification, fluid separation and sea water handling products and equipment; a company he founded in 1969. He left Osmonics in 2003 after the company was acquired by GE Infrastructure, for 248 M$. In addition, he is a former Director at the Water Quality Association and is a current Director at Sigma-Aldrich Corp. Dean is a licensed chemical engineer and is extensively published on reverse osmosis membrane technology, a breakthrough that he pioneered. Dean earned his M.S. in Engineering Management, B.S. in Engineering and B.A. from Dartmouth College.
