About Energous

The Next Generation Of Wireless Power

Pushing the Boundaries of Power

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Energous are the experts in wireless power solutions, leveraging a wealth of global experience to deliver high-performance technology that underpins the world’s leading companies. Energous RF-based over distance wireless power transfer technologies and customizable reference designs do the job safely, efficiently, and sustainably — no restricting wires, cables, or wasteful disposable batteries necessary. 

As a reliable ecosystem partner, Energous is bringing a proven, gold standard suite of solutions directly to the companies it serves. From the critical tools and devices that keep warehouses running to the instruments and wearables that monitor patient health, the proprietary, patented technology is powering the next revolution of smart IoT. With Energous, innovation is limitless, and the doors to success are wide open.

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Our Leadership

Cesar Johnston

President & CEO
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Cesar Johnston

President & CEO

Mr. Cesar Johnston joined Energous in July 2014 and serves as the Company’s President & CEO, and Board Director.

Cesar is a seasoned technologist, entrepreneur, and investor. Prior to Energous, Cesar has had a broad experience in large enterprises and startups. He has previously served as Vice President of Engineering for Wireless Connectivity at Marvell Semiconductor. During his time with Marvell, Cesar led Marvell’s worldwide R&D and development of all Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM, and NFC products. Prior to Marvell, Cesar drove technology innovation at Broadcom responsible for 802.11g and 802.11n products.

Cesar has over 20 years of experience working across hardware, software, and services and is recognized as a pioneer in the technology development of multiple first-of generations of SISO and MIMO wireless products. He serves on the CTO Council for the Global Semiconductor Alliance, is an IEEE Senior Member, and is an advisory board member to KINS Technology Group. He also has written over 40 conference and journal papers and holds 29 patents.

Cesar holds a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the NYU Tandon School of Engineering and holds a Certificate of Business Excellence (COBE) from the University of California, Berkeley.

Susan Kim Van Dongen

Interim Chief Financial Officer
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Susan Kim Van Dongen

Interim Chief Financial Officer

Susan Kim Van Dongen, a seasoned financial leader, was appointed the Interim CFO of Energous Corporation in July 2023. As CFO of US Healthcare and Tech Enterprise for over 7 years, she provided her expertise to various organizations, offering valuable financial insights and guidance.

Prior to that, Ms. Kim Van Dongen served as a financial consultant of Randstad Professionals US, LLC d/b/a Tatum and other boutique international consulting firms, for 10 years as well as the CFO of Micropicture GmbH and TomTom B.V., Management Consulting and Technology Holding Company in the Netherlands and Ultiverse Technologies Inc. Kim Van Dongen also served as the Director of FP&A of Interleaf Inc.

Her financial acumen and strategic vision make her a valuable asset to Energous Corporation.

Ms. Kim Van Dongen holds a BA from San Francisco State University, an accounting degree from Northeastern University and an Executive MBA from Harvard Business School.

Giampaolo Marino

Vice President of Business Development & Marketing
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Giampaolo Marino

Vice President of Business Development & Marketing

Giampaolo Marino joins Energous from Analog Devices a global leader is data conversion, signal processing and power management technologies. While at ADI Giampaolo led both the strategic marketing and system applications teams globally and with focus on building platform solutions for consumer and IoT applications.

Prior to ADI Giampaolo worked at NXP semiconductor where he served as GM and Head of Product Line, Audio & Voice Solution Products, managing a global team responsible for R&D, marketing and applications, business development, system architecture and product definition.

Prior to NXP, Giampaolo held senior product-related positions with Monolithic Power Systems, Texas Instruments, Intersil.

Giampaolo is an accomplished technology business leader and entrepreneur with more than twenty years expertise in hardware and software development. He is experienced in creating successful go to market strategies and strategic partnerships to drive growth and scale for global technology organizations.

Giampaolo holds an MBA in Corporate Entrepreneurship, Marketing and General Management from the Franklin W. Olin School of Business at Babson College. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University.

Board of Directors

Reynette Au

Chair of the Board

J. Michael Dodson

Director

Cesar Johnston

President & CEO

Rahul Patel

Director

David Roberson

Director

Board of Advisors

Bob Friday

Alessandro Piovaccari

Mark Tyndall

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