Cherry A. Murray
Corporate Officer/Principal at Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Profile
Cherry is a long-time Xfund supporter and has been an advisor since our inception.
She is the Benjamin Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy in the John A.
Paulson School of Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Professor of Physics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Prior to that, Cherry was dean of SEAS from 2009 to 2015.
Between 2015 to 2017, Cherry took a leave from Harvard to serve the Director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Science.
She oversaw $5.5 billion of the Department’s competitive scientific research in the areas of advanced scientific computing, basic energy sciences, biological and environmental sciences, fusion energy sciences, high energy physics, and nuclear physics, as well as managed ten of the national laboratories.
Cherry received her B.S.
in 1973 and her Ph.D.
in physics in 1978 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Born in Fort Riley, Kansas, and the daughter of a diplomat, Cherry lived in the United States, Japan, Pakistan, South Korea, and Indonesia as a child.
She has published more than 70 papers in peer-reviewed journals and holds two patents in near-field optical data storage and optical display technology.
Cherry A. Murray active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2009-06-30 |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Xfund Management Co. LLC
 Xfund Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Xfund Management Co. LLC (Xfund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Hugo van Vurren. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Former positions of Cherry A. Murray
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| NEWPORT CORP | Director/Board Member | 2015-10-31 |
Bell Laboratories
 Bell Laboratories Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bell Laboratories provides research and development services. It provides communications technologies including transistors, digital networking, signal processing, lasers and fiber-optic communications systems, communication satellites, cellular telephony, electronic switching of calls, touch-tone dialing and modems. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Cherry A. Murray
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Doctorate Degree |
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| Private companies | 3 |
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Newport Corp.
 Newport Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Newport Corp. manufactures and trades products and solutions for scientific research, microelectronics, security, life and health sciences, and industrial markets. It operates through the following segments: Photonics, Lasers, and Optics. The Photonics segment produces photonics instruments, precision positioning systems, vibration isolation systems, and optical components. The Lasers segment provides laser-based systems such as ultrafast lasers, amplifiers, diode-pumped solid state, tunable, and fiber lasers. The Optics segment offers lens assemblies, optical components, and opto-mechanical subassemblies. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Health Technology |
Bell Laboratories
Bell Laboratories Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bell Laboratories provides research and development services. It provides communications technologies including transistors, digital networking, signal processing, lasers and fiber-optic communications systems, communication satellites, cellular telephony, electronic switching of calls, touch-tone dialing and modems. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ. | Commercial Services |
Xfund Management Co. LLC
Xfund Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Xfund Management Co. LLC (Xfund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Hugo van Vurren. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
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