Lawrence is an award winning global executive with more than 25 years of experience leading companies through transformations, transitions, and scale ups. His industry experience spans SaaS, HaaS, Biotechnology, Consumer Health, Hospitality, and Specialty Fashion.

Prior to Fortify, Ganti was President of SiO2 Materials Science, where he grew the company’s customer base 10x, manufacturing 4x, and secured more than $500M in funding across debt, equity, and grants. During this time, he was part of the Operation Warp Speed Covid-19 response program where he secured more than $250 million in funding for advanced manufacturing. Prior to SiO2, he was CEO of Innoplexus Holdings. His return to the startup ecosystem came after a 15 year career with Merck, where his last role was CEO of Latin America leading a $1B P&L. Lawrence’s leadership is influenced through global experiences, having lived and worked in more than 10 different countries.

Lawrence sits on the board of various startups where he mentors founders on scaling their companies. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Babson College, an MBA from IMD, and various Executive MBA certificates from Wharton, Kellogg, and Insead. Over his career, Lawrence has won multiple internal and external awards for Marketing, Change Management, Talent Development, and Leadership.

Joshua Martin is a co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Fortify. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware and his PhD in Materials Engineering from Northeastern University through a National Science Foundation Fellowship. Fortify spun out of his research, which focused on additive manufacturing of advanced materials leveraging design principles of bio-inspired composites. Josh has been named to the Forbes 30-under-30 list for industrial manufacturing, and is passionate about making a positive impact on how the world is made.

Hank is the CFO and Interim Head of Manufacturing Operations at Fortify, and responsible for all things finance and operations related. He leads finance, accounting, manufacturing operations, facilities, safety, and supply chain. He joined Fortify in 2022 after serving as a partner at Mainspring Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm focused on providing growth capital and hands-on operational support to technology and manufacturing companies. Previously, Hank served as the CEO of Mainspring Healthcare Solutions, a SaaS and IoT company that developed operations management for hospital equipment. Under Hank’s leadership, the company increased revenue over 5x in five years, ultimately leading to the sale of the company to Accruent in 2016.

Prior to taking on executive roles, Hank worked as a business strategy consultant, product development leader, and aerospace engineer working with advanced composites.Hank also holds a patent for an environmentally friendly oil filtration system. His business experience is broad and deep, stretching across multiple disciplines and industries. Hank received a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Florida State University and an MBA from Duke University. Outside of work, Hank enjoys being outdoors and exploring the world with his family.

As Chief Revenue Officer, Steve Costello is responsible for Fortify’s sales and business development including marketing and customer success. He is focused on the seamless execution of Fortify’s go-to-market strategy, guiding the company’s growth and partnership efforts.

Steve brings over 20 years of sales leadership to his role at Fortify. He is passionate about driving the adoption of  new technology in manufacturing. Over the last three decades he has helped take a variety of transformative technologies to market including 3D printers, engineering software, infrared sensors, satellite imagery and OLED displays for consumer AR/VR.  Most recently he served as the CRO of nTopology where he built the company’s go-to-market team and culture across sales, customer success, and marketing. Before that, his roles included SVP of Business Development and Partnerships at eMagin, a manufacturer of microOLED displays and VP of Sales at SpaceClaim, an engineering software start-up acquired by Ansys.

Steve holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Babson College and a Master’s degree in Marketing from Bentley University. Outside of work Steve enjoys spending time with family and friends and being outdoors in Waterville Valley, NH.

Tabitha Akaktan serves as the Head of People Operations at Fortify. In her role, she leads the People Team by promoting the growth of a positive culture, values, and employee engagement. She brings her passion for creating a healthy and open environment into daily practice.

She has spent the past 13 years cultivating her expertise working in various administrative and people operations positions. Prior to this role she served as an Office and Culture Manager where she spearheaded internal communications programs and developed key initiatives company-wide. She built an inclusive and cohesive culture in a hybrid environment, with a focus on employee engagement. Her experience spans companies of all sizes, but has a passion for fast-paced startups where she supports a culture that accelerates people as well as technologies.

Paul Dresens is Head of Program Management and Quality at Fortify.  In this role he oversees internal and external programs and projects, assuring success in achieving performance to deliverables per schedule requirements. Paul joined Fortify as Vice President of Engineering in the summer of 2022. In that role he was responsible for managing the Systems, Software, Process and Materials Engineering teams and driving product development efforts to commercialize Fortify’s photopolymer based Digital Composite Manufacturing platform.

Over the past thirty years, Paul has held engineering and program management lead positions while delivering electromechanical products to customers.  His experience spans various industries including additive manufacturing, utility, semiconductor, and medical with product development initiatives in 3D printing systems, energy storage systems, refrigerant and ambient based cooling systems, and vacuum systems.  He has experience in both small startup companies and larger established organizations.  In his most recent role prior to Fortify, Paul was Vice President of Engineering at Desktop Metal, overseeing engineering and product development of the Studio Platform.  In that role, he worked closely with Operations and Customer Support teams to launch Desktop Metal’s first commercially available product.  Paul holds both a B.S. and a M.S. in mechanical engineering from Tufts University.