Steve G Papermaster Nano

Chairman and CEO

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Technology entrepreneur Steve G Papermaster, Nano founder and chairman, has 30 years of experience in the industry, having previously served as a senior advisor for two terms to President George W. Bush.

Nano is a nanotechnology company committed to delivering self-driving cures to revolutionize pandemic and health security. The company has a three-pronged strategy that focuses on prevention, protection and detection, offering a suite of multi-layered solutions to provide proactive and persistent health protection.

Nano’s Cures Platform is designed to break down current data silos to create a robust data set that is accessible and beneficial to all stakeholders. Nano-Arm Holdings has developed CureBot devices, facilitating molecular data capture and predictive analysis to further inform self-driving cures. Nano’s approach reduces typical cure development timelines dramatically and decreases associated costs.

Mr. Papermaster speaks at conferences and forums around the world; recently, he has spoken at events including the McKinsey Global Forum, Dreamforce, MIT Forum, the Global Humanitarian Forum and the World Economic Forum. He has also been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch section for an article titled ‘5 Things That Are Huge in China, But Not in the US’ and by EY for an article in which he discussed the entrepreneurial mindset.

Mr. Papermaster founded the Powershift Group in 1997 and remains the organization’s chairman and CEO. The company is committed to the creation and growth of sustainable, forward-thinking technology companies. It catalyzes companies in their early phases, mainly by assisting with the assembly of a great combination of talent, capital and leadership. Mr. Papermaster works with other entrepreneurs to invest in, fund and found selected companies.

  • Work
    • Nano
  • Education
    • The University of Texas at Austin