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MichaelHolman

VP of Research
Lux Research

Twitter:
@MichaelHolmanLR

Areas of Expertise:

Biofuels, Clean Energy, Demand Side Management, Electric Vehicles, Energy Storage, Innovation, R&D, Renewables

Michael Holman is VP of Research at Lux Research, helping to lead a research team that assists clients, primarily large global corporations, with identifying and capitalizing on new business opportunities in emerging technology areas by providing market and technology insight and analysis. He also runs Lux Research’s work on benchmarks and best practices in technology scouting and open innovation, and its research on corporate venture capital, advising clients on how they can better run and organize their innovation programs. He manages the teams responsible for Lux Research’s Intelligence practices in Advanced Materials; Printed, Flexible, and Organic Electronics; Energy Storage; Energy Electronics; and Autonomous Systems 2.0. rnrnMichael has also been deeply involved in public policy issues in emerging technologies. He has been a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) Nanotechnology Technical Advisory Group and the U.S. and EU Perspectives on the Future of Science and Technology program, and helped the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) run its Nanomanufacturing for Energy Efficiency Workshop and research roadmap. Michael is frequently quoted in the press, and has been cited in publications like The Economist, The Guardian, and Congressional Quarterly on the commercialization of emerging technologies.rnrnMichael earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Columbia University, where he worked at Columbia’s Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center. He also holds a B.A. in Chemistry and Philosophy from Rice University.rn