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GEORGE N. HATSOPOULOS, Ph.D. - Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pharos. Dr. Hatsopoulos is the founder of Thermo Electron Corporation, a world leader in analytical and monitoring instruments. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from its founding in 1956 until his retirement in 1999. During his tenure, Thermo Electron grew into an international company with over 24,000 employees in 23 countries, and created 23 publicly traded corporations addressing diverse markets varying from heart assist devices to biomass electric generation. Dr. Hatsopoulos was trained at the National Technical University of Athens and MIT, where he received his Bachelors degree in 1949, his Masters degree in 1950, his Engineers degree in 1954, and his Doctorate degree in 1956. He was on the faculty of MIT from 1956 - 1962 and a Senior Lecturer until 1990 | 