# Bill Brady

> Bill Brady is Kula Bio’s founding CEO and current Executive Chairman, an industrial executive and entrepreneur whose work spans carbon black, biofuels, biological nitrogen and cement. He spent 23 years at Cabot, led Mascoma, co-founded Monolith Materials and Terragia, and brings operating experience and seed investment to emerging climate technologies.

- **Role:** Executive Chairman at Kula Bio
- **Organizations:** Kula Bio, Cabot Corporation, Mascoma Corporation, Monolith Materials, Terragia Biofuel, Sublime Systems, Clean Energy Venture Group, Lux Research, Hollingsworth & Vose, Teknor Apex, University of Scranton
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in chemistry-business, University of Scranton, Master of Business Administration, Fairleigh Dickinson University
- **Known for:** Managed Cabot’s $2 billion carbon black business with 23 plants in 17 countries., Led commercialization of inkjet colorants and elastomer composites at Cabot., Co-founded Monolith Materials.

## Career timeline

- **1983** — Graduated from the University of Scranton.
- **Before 2010** — Spent 23 years at Cabot, becoming Executive Vice President and president of its carbon black business.
- **2010** — Appointed Mascoma CEO on January 7.
- **2011** — Testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee as Mascoma CEO and Advanced Ethanol Council Chairman.
- **2014** — Mascoma was sold to Lallemand in November.
- **2017** — Lux Research, where he served as Executive Chairman, was sold to Bregal Sagemount.
- **2018** — Kula Bio was founded; Brady served as founding CEO.
- **2022** — Kula Bio announced a $50 million Series A led by Lowercarbon Capital.
- **2024** — Terragia’s March seed-round announcement identified him as co-founder and Board Chair.
- **2025** — Appointed Sublime Systems Executive Chair in October; transitioned to Kula Bio Executive Chairman in November.

## Achievements

- Managed Cabot’s $2 billion carbon black business with 23 plants in 17 countries.
- Led commercialization of inkjet colorants and elastomer composites at Cabot.
- Co-founded Monolith Materials.
- Led Kula Bio from inception to a commercial-stage company.
- Co-founded Terragia Biofuel and serves as Board Chair.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Kula Bio announced Kula-N Advanced and Kula-Next Advanced concentrated liquid formulations.
- **2026-04** — Appeared on The Young Ike Project’s Future Makers episode about biological nitrogen fertilizer.
- **2026-02** — Kula Bio launched Kula-N SP and Kula-Next SP soluble powder products.
- **2025-11** — Transitioned to Executive Chairman of Kula Bio; Harrison Yoon became CEO.
- **2025-10** — Appointed Executive Chair at Sublime Systems.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-brady-b6953118

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Last updated: 2026-10-12