NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Ronda Grosse Ronda Grosse is currently a science & technology leader in Dow Corning’s Business and Technology Incubator, where she provides technical direction and leadership to develop and launch innovative technologies and silicon-based products. She earned her Ph.D. in chemistry from the Ohio State University, conducted research at the Kanagawa Academy of Science & Technology in Japan, and has been employed at Dow Corning Corporation since 1992.

Frank DeLano is a project leader at Dow Corning, where he has worked in various capacities for 23 years. His major responsibilities are leading projects that improve supply chain processes at Dow Corning. When not at work, his adventures are shared his wife of 25 years and their four children.