AI✨ empowered manufacturing

About

Leadership

Mike Minelli

President and CEO

Mike Minelli is a visionary high-tech leader whose unparalleled expertise and strategic acumen have reshaped the technology landscape. With a career spanning 30+ years, Mike has orchestrated the rise of startups later acquired by industry giants like HP, Oracle, Infor, and Dell, showcasing his exceptional talent for identifying disruptive technologies.

As the CEO and President of BEET, he continues to push the boundaries of innovation, empowering manufacturers to unlock efficiency through cutting-edge technologies. Mike holds a BS in Manufacturing Engineering from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

David Wang

Co-Founder and Chief Digitization Officer
Board Member

It’s no surprise that David Wang’s impressive reputation in the field of engineering precedes him wherever he goes. It’s been his passion since he entered the workforce straight out of school. David’s first job was at Pico, (now Comau) as a control engineer. From there, his work ethic and natural talent for innovation propelled him steadily upward through a career of leadership positions, and ultimately, Global VP of Engineering. David holds a BS in Electric Engineering from Wayne State, and an MBA from University of Michigan.

Girish Rao

Chief Technology Officer

Girish Rao, CTO at BEET, is a graduate of Bangalore University and Clemson University with nearly 30 years of industry experience. In addition to holding PMP and GCP-PCA certifications, Girish excels in leadership, technical strategy and project management. His expertise spans Generative AI, Machine Learning, Cloud, Business Intelligence and Data Analytics, with a focus on Google Cloud Platform architecture. He leverages his background in software development, IIoT, Big Data Analytics, and AWS to drive innovation and efficiency at BEET.

Joe Crowley

Chief Revenue Officer
Joe Crowley has 25+ years of experience hyperscaling fledging high-tech enterprises through strategic revenue leadership. Joe has driven rapid expansion at the likes of Automation Anywhere, OpenText and Kofax, pushing them from regional startups to global players.
 
Joe is committed to driving revenue growth by expanding BEET’s partner and alliance ecosystem, while delivering an exceptional customer experience. Joe holds a B.S. in Economics from Boston College, and advanced studies in Computer Science at the University of Mannheim, Germany.

Advisor

Scott McNealy

Former CEO and Co-Founder of Sun Microsystems;
Current Co-Founder and Board Member at Curriki and Chairman Emeritus at LittleHorse
Advisor to BEET
The Board of Directors
Kurt Wiese
Board Member
Ronny Chang, Executive Chairman/Co-Founder
Ronny Chiang
Executive Chairman / Co-Founder
David Eberly
Board Member
Board Member, Thomas Hilborn
Thomas Hilborn
Board Member