We build great partnerships around world-class, AI-enabled robotics solutions designed to help our customers automate their most complex warehouse tasks—from picking and sortation to unloading—to unlock new levels of efficiency, reliability, safety, and performance.
We build great partnerships around world-class, AI-enabled robotics solutions designed to help our customers automate their most complex warehouse tasks, including picking, sortation, and unloading, to unlock new levels of efficiency, reliability, safety, and performance.
Every day, 350+ BG people pour their expertise and passion into the incredibly complex work of tackling “unsolvable” warehouse automation challenges. Every solution we deliver is backed by everyone at BG.
With more than 700 patents awarded, and another 300+ pending, BG is home to some of the most innovative problem solvers in the world. We’re changing innovation from a leap of faith to a leap forward.
Dave Paratore brings deep leadership experience, having served as CEO of multiple high-tech companies driving innovations in fusion, advanced alloys, superconductors, water conservation, and carbon capture. His background includes leadership roles at Pratt & Whitney across quality assurance, customer support, production and engine overhaul. A mechanical engineer with an MBA, Dave is also committed to mentorship, entrepreneurship, and community impact, including teaching at Brown University.
Mark Fidler has served as our CFO since 2020. He has more than 30 years of experience in all aspects of finance, operations and strategic planning, with extensive experience in technology-focused companies providing executive leadership helping them to navigate their rapid growth. Mark has served as CFO of NEC Energy Solutions, ReEnergy Holdings, and Ambient Corporation. Earlier in his career, Mr. Fidler held senior roles at Evergreen Solar and started his career at Coopers & Lybrand and The Boston Consulting Group. Mark is a CPA and has a B.S. in Accounting from Syracuse University and an MBA from Northeastern University.
Peter Van Alstine serves as our Chief Commercial Officer. He has extensive experience in commercial leadership, retail automation, supply chain, and robotics solutions for eCommerce, retail replenishment, and logistics. Peter joined Berkshire Grey in 2020 as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Retail, leading the company’s global retail business unit. He has played a key role in helping customers address complex fulfillment and distribution challenges through AI-enabled robotic automation. Peter holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Dartmouth College.
Ellen Bossert is Senior Vice President of Strategy at Berkshire Grey and a seasoned executive known for helping organizations identify, commercialize, and scale transformative technologies. Throughout her career, she has led growth, innovation, product strategy, and commercialization efforts across industrial technologies including LED systems, Advanced materials, IoT, Prop-tech and Electrification. She previously served as an Executive in Residence at Mach49, advising Global 1000 companies on venture building and innovation. Ellen has held senior leadership positions in both Fortune 500 and venture-backed companies, including Philips Electronics, Color Kinetics, Cooledge and Lucidity. She earned her MBA from Harvard Business School and her BA from Columbia College.
Brad Meyer serves as Vice President, Customer Experience, at Berkshire Grey. He has more than 25 years of experience delivering results across supply chain, robotics, and software solutions, with expertise in operations, technical delivery, process improvement, and customer success. Prior to joining Berkshire Grey, Brad held leadership roles at River Logic, Intelligrated, UPS, and Ryder Integrated Logistics. Brad holds a B.B.A. in Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management from Bowling Green State University.
Christian Ehrbar serves as Vice President and General Counsel at Berkshire Grey. He has more than twenty-five years of legal leadership experience advising technology companies, software and cloud businesses, emerging companies, public companies, and investors. Prior to joining Berkshire Grey, Christian served as IBM’s Lead Counsel for Cloud & Cognitive, supporting IBM’s Cloud/SaaS and AI-driven businesses. He joined IBM through its acquisition of Meteorix, where he served as General Counsel. Earlier in his career, Christian was General Counsel of Nasdaq-listed Evergreen Solar and practiced at leading law firms, including Goodwin. He earned his J.D. from Boston College Law School.
Christine Phaneuf serves as Vice President, Talent, at Berkshire Grey. She has extensive experience in human resources and operations leadership, with a background spanning technology, e-commerce, consumer services, and software companies. Prior to joining Berkshire Grey, Cris held senior leadership roles at SquareTrade and PlumChoice, where she led teams across HR, service delivery, quality assurance, workforce management, and customer support. Cris holds an M.Ed. from Boston University and a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Craig Hattabaugh serves as Vice President and General Manager at Berkshire Grey with emphasis on strategic channel relationships. He has extensive experience leading technology-based businesses, with a focus on accelerating growth, turning strategy into action, and scaling commercial organizations. Prior to joining Berkshire Grey, Craig served in executive management roles at CIMCON Software, TIBCO Software and AspenTech. Craig holds an MBA from Boston University, a BSEE from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and executive education at the Sloan School of Management at MIT.
Raymond T. Howard is VP of Engineering at Berkshire Grey. He is a seasoned engineering and manufacturing executive with over 30 years of experience bringing innovative industrial and consumer products to market across nine diverse industries. Currently serving as VP of Engineering at Berkshire Grey, Ray has successfully led multidisciplinary teams, launched new production facilities, and secured multiple UL and NSF certifications for cutting-edge products. He is a named inventor on nine U.S. patents, has received prestigious awards including the IEEE ACE and R&D 100, and has held senior leadership roles at companies such as Greyter Water Systems, Bose, American Superconductor, Governors America and Ward Leonard. Ray’s expertise lies in product innovation, scalable manufacturing, and driving execution from concept through commercialization.
We work proactively, partner closely, and are fully committed to exceeding our customers' highest expectations.
