Chris Raczkowski

web Portrait-chris-V2Managing Director and founding partner of Azure International. 

 Chris has 20 years of professional experience in a range of positions within both large multinational corporations and start-up companies in the US, China, Southeast Asia and Europe.  Responsibilities have included scientific R&D in the energy sector, manufacturing process engineering, quality & reliability engineering management, operations management and trans-national project management in the US, Europe and Asia.  He has planned, managed and completed the transfer of various manufacturing operations into China, Singapore and Indonesia.  Also, he has led activities for investment, deployment and commercialization of multiple clean energy technologies in China and Southeast Asia.

Chris holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in materials and mechanical engineering from Harvey Mudd College in the US, and an MBA from TiasNIMBAS Business School in the Netherlands.