About Berk Birand

Berk Birand is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Fero Labs, where he leads the company’s strategic business and technology growth. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Columbia University and now has several patents in IoT systems for resilient fiber-optic networks. Berk co-founded Fero Labs with Alp Kucukelbir, currently chief scientist, to help create a sustainable, profitable manufacturing industry. They identified a need to help the globe’s dirtiest industries run more efficiently and reduce their impact on the planet.