Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 11, 2000
MARK S. AIN, Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Kronos
Incorporated, created Kronos in 1977. Mr. Ain's entrepreneurial
accomplishments have been recognized with awards that include the Small
Business Association of New England (SBANE) New Englander Award and the
New England Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He serves on the Board of
Directors of several public, private and charitable companies and
institutions. He is also active in the American Electronics Association
and is a speaker at financial and executive conferences and various
graduate business schools. Mr. Ain earned a Bachelor's degree in
Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
and a Master's degree in Business Administration, with a concentration
in organizational development and marketing, from the University of
Rochester. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a background on Kronos?Mr. Ain: In the mid-1970s I was looking to invent a product and start a
company (at the time I was a Consultant), and I found the