M. Faris

M.
Scott Faris founded Hope Enterprise Corp.
in 1991, where he worked as Chief Executive Officer from 1991 to 1997, Planar Energy Devices, Inc. in 2007, where he worked as President & Chief Executive Officer from 2007 to 2013, Astralis Group LLC in 2002, where he worked as Chief Executive Officer, MicroVapor Devices LLC in 2013, where he worked as Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2014 to 2016, and Aerosonix, Inc. in 2013, where he worked as Chairman from 2016 to 2019.
Mr. Faris also founded The Enterprise Corp., where he worked as Chief Executive Officer, Open Photonics, Inc., where he is working as Chief Operating Officer, and Eqlipse Quantum, where he is working as Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Faris also currently works at Luminar Semiconductor, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer, LightPath Technologies, Inc., as Chairman from 2022, Technology Commercialization Group LLC, as Director, Florida High Tech Corridor Council, Inc., as Director, Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, as Director, Spectra Health, Inc., as Director, and Perimeter Acquisition Corp.
I, as Independent Director from 2025.
Mr. Faris also formerly worked at Waveguide Solutions, Inc., as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2005, Panaceutics Nutrition, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer, ColdQuanta, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2021 to 2024, The Orlando Economic Development Commission, as Chairman from 2013 to 2015, Orlando Economic Partnership, Inc., as Chairman, Ocean Optics, Inc., as Chief Operating Officer & Director from 1997 to 2001, Florida Technology Seed Capital Fund, as Director, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, as Director, LAZR, Inc., as Director in 2016, IP Ventures, Inc., as Partner from 2004 to 2007, and Luminar Technologies, Inc., as Chief Business Officer from 2016 to 2021.
Mr. Faris received his undergraduate degree in 1988 from The Pennsylvania State University.