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About Me

Mr. Eric Howard is Corporate & Outreach Manager for the NSF Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing at Northeastern University. He has been building bridges between leaders interested in science, technology and business for over fifteen years. He started his professional career as an Information Officer at the IUCN Environmental Law Center in Bonn, Germany, where he served as information officer in the law and policy library during the two years leading up to the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio and the signing of the UN Climate Convention. Since Bonn, much of his work has focused on managing programs and directing non-profit organizations with a focus on science and technology innovation and environmental conservation. He was executive director of the Maine Wood Products Association from 1998-2002, working primarily on economic development issues for small businesses. He was full-time executive director of the Fulbright Academy from 2005-2012, organizing multinational conferences, workshops, and local programs.