With over 30 years of experience in the banking and finance sector, Sandy gained prominence as the analyst calling the Great Financial Crisis of 2007-9, identifying key weaknesses in the UK banks and financial system overall.

Sandy has authored a book on bank analysis and valuation, been a prominent media commentator on finance and macro issues, and has testified at Parliamentary Committees on UK banking. Having advised companies from the startup phase through to IPO and beyond, Sandy is an entrepreneur at heart, having led his own startups and as founder to Graphene Composites, he is the author of numerous nano-technology patents pending.

In addition to his role at GC, he is also a Non-Executive Director on the board of Unity Trust Bank PLC. Sandy holds a B.A. magna cum laude et cum honoribus in International Relations (Business) and a B.A. in Economics from Brown University (US).

Graham is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) qualifying with Pricewaterhouse.

Graham spent 15 years in senior finance roles within Data General Corporation, a NASDAQ listed technology company including CFO of the Northern European operations successfully managing several M&A deals across Europe. He was also CFO of Barclays Group Technology Services (1998-99), followed by Barclays Retail Distribution (2000-5) seeing through the successful purchase of Woolwich Building Society.

In the past 10 years Graham has focused on advising fast growth, disruptive, businesses within the insurance, brewing, nano-technology, SaaS and digital media sectors. Graham holds a BA (Hons) in Accountancy and Law from Liverpool.

Steve has over 25 years of experience in Senior R&D roles within multinational chemical companies.

Following a PhD studying the production and incorporation of nanoparticles into polymers, Steve has developed a proven track record in developing new disruptive technologies across a wide range of market sectors and taking these to market.

Steve has the ability to combine deep knowledge of nano-technology with a practical, cross-disciplinary approach; in GC’s agile development process framework, this has enabled Steve to develop, test and refine several formulations quickly and effectively based on his experience – saving GC a significant degree of time and money.

Carol has over 20 years of experience in the marketing industry, working for the world’s largest largest marketing agencies Rapp, Epsilon and more recently Dentsu Aegis Network.

With a specific focus in data driven, CRM and digital marketing, Carol has worked with many large companies across B2B & B2C sectors to support data and customer engagement strategies.

Carol worked as a Parish Councillor for 8 years, working with local government and youth services. Over the years, Carol has been a member of several local community organisations and holds a BSc in Business Studies as well as a post grad Diploma in Marketing (Dip M).

Darren recently retired as Rhode Island State Police Captain after serving 25 years. He has extensive experience conducting physical structure security vulnerability assessments on all types of government and private facilities, and preparing operational response preparedness plans and training for incidents such as active shooter situations.

Darren has worked with numerous school districts and educational institutes in Rhode Island including as the Public School Safety Coordinator for the City of Cranston, ensuring the schools and police were in compliance with federal, state and local regulations for school safety and preparedness.

Having received many commendations including the Medal of Valor in his management of force situations, he also holds a Master’s of Science degree in Administration of Criminal Justice from Anna Maria College and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Roger Williams University.

After completing an MSc degree in Quality Engineering at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Ann has amassed over 30 years of experience within the quality function of various manufacturing industries – primarily automotive and fabrication of pressure vessels.

With extensive knowledge of quality systems and requirements, auditing, problem solving techniques and testing Ann has undertaken both Customer facing and New Product Introduction roles, and is looking forward to the challenges ahead as GC moves towards the production of the Shields and Armour.

In over two decades of product leadership within startup and multinational firms, Mox has brought numerous disruptive technology products to market. Mox is well versed in agile product development, and with broad experience across industrial and geographic markets, he has the proven ability to capture and translate diverse customer and partner requirements.

Mox has held key leadership positions in various technology firms, including Vice President of Product Management at L3 Technologies (now L3Harris Technologies), Senior Director, Marketing at MicroStrategy, President at Digital Authentication Technologies, and Regional Manager at American Power Conversion (now Schneider Electric).

Mox has an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, as well as A.B. degrees in Computer Science and Comparative Literature from Brown University.

Charlotta was born in Oslo, Norway, has studied in the United States and Spain, and is currently based in the UK. Charlotta has a BA (Hons) in International Business Management from the Richmond the American International University in London. Where she served as the president of the Women in Leadership Society and International Affairs Society.

As Senior Advisor for GC-USA, Dr McKittrick’s responsibilities include advising on product design, development and deployment, to include our Armour, Aerospace Composite and Lightning Harvester Technologies, as well as facilitating relationships with political, military, medical and law enforcement authorities.

Dr McKittrick brings over 40 years of expertise and experience, at the highest levels of medicine, the military, law enforcement, security and weapons.

Dr McKittrick has previously served as the Chief of Health Programs and Acting Medical Director, in Washington D.C., for the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons; which consists of approximately 40,000 staff members, including 3,800 medical personnel nationally. He has also functioned as the Chief Sports Physician, for the State of Rhode Island, Department of Business Regulation; assisting with policy and overseeing professional sporting events within the state. Dr McKittrick has been licensed, worldwide, by the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA), serving as Team-USA’s physician for the U.S.A. Boxing National Team.

Dr McKittrick has a Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience and a Doctorate in Medicine, both from Brown University. In addition, he has formal training in Internal Medicine, Neurology and Family Practice Medicine. Dr McKittrick is a former U.S. Army Brigade Surgeon and Flight Surgeon and had honorably served many years in multiple theaters of operation, including Europe, the Balkans and the Middle East. Dr McKittrick also has an extensive history of lecturing, teaching and imparting his scientific and medical knowledge both clinically and didactically in a wide variety of venues.
Dr McKittrick began his journey as a New Jersey State Trooper.

In addition, Dr. McKittrick holds a 9th degree black belt in Karate and was recently inducted into the Isshinryu Karate Hall of Fame.

Dr. L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEP, is an actively practicing emergency medicine physician.

Dr. Cirillo is a Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians as well as serving in various healthcare policy and public health emergency preparedness leadership positions at the national and state level.

Dr. Cirillo currently serves on the American College of Emergency Physicians National Board of Directors and is an immediate past chair of the Emergency Medicine Policy Institute (EMPI) Board of Governors.

Previously Dr. Cirillo served as the founding Chief of the Center for Emergency Preparedness & Response (CEPR) at the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH). In this role, he served as the Principal Investigator for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) and Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness Program (HBPP) grants on behalf of the State of Rhode Island. During his tenure as Chief of the Center, Dr. Cirillo oversaw the development and integration of the public health and healthcare emergency response systems for the State of Rhode Island on behalf of the RIDOH. Dr. Cirillo represented the RIDOH in all state, regional, and national Emergency Management planning and exercise activities related to public health and healthcare involvement in the Incident Command System and the state’s Emergency Operations Plan.

Dr. Cirillo has previously testified to the US House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science & Technology on addressing the shortfalls in national pandemic preparedness.

With over 30 years as a serial entrepreneur, Bill has been principal in over 40 start-up and early-stage companies ranging from healthcare services, medical devices, data exchanges, e-commerce platforms, and media-tech, etc. Bill is an active mentor and angel investor throughout the US. He currently serves in an executive role with multiple early-stage companies as well as Managing Partner of RevUp Capital, an investment firm. He holds both a Masters and Doctoral degree in human physiology as well as being a Board-Certified Ergonomist.

Bill will serve as a founding member and Chair of the GC USA Advisory Board; he will work closely with the CEO and other executives to develop and refine the Corporate Roadmap and build Brand Equity.

Dave is a Scientist and Technology Manager with over 17 years of industrial experience in materials development. He started his career working for multinational pharmaceutical companies before moving to CPI where he led a multitude of projects in the areas of solid state lighting, energy harvesting, battery technology, fast moving consumer goods and medical devices. He has specific experience in ink formulation, materials characterisation device fabrication and advanced coating techniques.
Dave has a PhD in Surface Science from the University of Durham, is a Chartered Scientist and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.