Mitch Tyson has been the CEO of AEB for the last 5 years.  AEB supplies compact electron beam emitters that replace thermal and chemical processes, significantly reducing energy consumption and emissions, as well as manufacturing costs, in a broad range of industries including pharmaceutical, medical devices, food and beverage packaging, printing, and plastics.

Prior to joining AEB, Mitch was a corporate consultant and lecturer, serving on multiple industry, government, and corporate boards of directors and advising start-up organizations and venture capital firms. Between 1987 and 2002, Mitch was the CEO of PRI Automation, a publicly traded corporation that supplied automation systems including hardware, software and services for the semiconductor industry. Between 1985 and 1987, Mitch worked at GCA Corporation and from 1979 to 1985, he served as science advisor and legislative assistant for energy to U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas.

Mitch is a co-founder of the New England Clean Energy Council, serves on the Executive Committee of the John Adams Innovation Institute, the Board of the Progressive Business Leaders Network, the Board of the Mass High Tech Council,  and the Board of Photronics, Inc. a public company that supplies photomasks to the semiconductor industry.  In October 2008, the Mass High Tech Journal named Mitch a Mass High Tech All-Star for his leadership in and commitment to the clean energy sector. He has a B.S. in Physics and two M.S. degrees in Nuclear Engineering and Political Science, all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.