James Barber

James Joseph Barber is currently Principal at Barber Advisors LLC since 2007, Independent Director at Graham Corp.
since 2011, Independent Director at Gevo, Inc. starting in 2025, and Advisor at Safer Made LLC.
Former roles include President & Chief Executive Officer at Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. from 2000 to 2007, Chairman at Allylix, Inc. from 2013 to 2014, Executive Chairman at Segetis, Inc. from 2015 to 2016, Independent Non-Executive Chairman at Itaconix Plc from 2018 to 2022, Independent Director at Nanocomp Technologies, Inc. from 2014 to 2018, Director at Blue Water HLD Corp.
from 2008 to 2010, Director at Agrivida, Inc. from 2011 to 2014, Director at Codon Devices, Inc. from 2008 to 2010, Executive Director at Diagnostics for All in 2009, Director at Itaconix, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Director-Organometallics & Catalysts Business at Albemarle Corp., Director-Business Development at Ethyl Corp., Director at Itaconix Corp., President at GelTech, Inc., and Chief Operating Officer at Hyperion Catalysis International, Inc. Education includes a doctorate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology conferred in 1980 and an undergraduate degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute conferred in 1976.