Dr. Magnus Andersson is an experienced deep tech founder and executive leader with domain expertise in advanced materials and chemical related industries. He leverages a strong technical and engineering background to support founders building and running deep tech and technology enabled companies.

Dr. Andersson currently serves as an advisor, coach, and mentor to multiple co-founders and management teams in the technology entrepreneurship ecosystem in and around EnterpriseWorks and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Park. In his role as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Dr. Andersson is guiding new and experienced entrepreneurs with a relentless focus on execution, action planning and accountability around issues including, but not limited to, new venture formation, founding team formation, technology transfer, pitch deck preparation and presentation, fundraising, customer discovery, product road mapping, supply chain visualization, business development, entrepreneurial finance, board management and communication, entrepreneurial leadership and operational planning and execution.

Dr. Andersson earned a Ph.D. in Fluid Mechanics from the Luleå University of Technology in Sweden and an M.B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has over 20 years of experience in composites, advanced materials and self-healing materials systems research with technical expertise in design, manufacturing, characterization, and testing. He has authored or co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles, conference proceedings and invited lectures in a variety of professional national and international forums and is an inventor on an issued patent.