Helen Greiner

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Ms. Helen Greiner is a Co-Founder of iRobot. She serves as Advisory Board Member at Cybernetix Ventures. She Co-Founded and served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer at CyPhy. She is an Angel Investor. She has served as the Chief Technology Officer and a Board Member until 2017. In 1990, she co-founded iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT), which has become the global leader of mobile robots with the success of the Roomba™ Vacuuming Robot and the PackBot™ and SUGV Military Robots. She serves as an Advisor at Rough Draft Ventures. Ms Greiner served as President of iRobot until 2004 and Chairman until October 2008. Specifically, she developed the strategy for and led iRobot's entry into the military market place. At iRobot, she created a culture of practical innovation and delivery that led to the creation and deployment of the 6000 PackBots with our troops. She also ran iRobot's financing projects which included raising $35M venture capital and a $75M initial public offering. Ms. Greiner holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in computer science, both from MIT. She was presented with an honorary degree by WPI in 2009. She also serves as Mentor at Rough Draft Ventures.