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Melissa Fensterstock, MPhil, MBA
Board Director
Melissa Fensterstock, MPhil, MBA is an advisor with Material Impact Fund since 2023, where she helps early-stage companies translate innovations from academic settings to commercial scale. Ms. Fensterstock previously served as the CEO and board member of Lansdowne Labs, a spin-out from MIT and Harvard founded by Professors Robert Langer and Jeffrey Karp. She has also held executive in residence positions at Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Yale University, and Climate Haven. Ms. Fensterstock holds a Master in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, a Master of Philosophy in Bioscience Enterprise from the University of Cambridge, and a B.A. in Neuroscience from Johns Hopkins University.
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