Dr. Joel P. Moskowitz is currently Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and
principal shareholder of Ceradyne, Inc. Ceradyne is an advanced technical ceramic
corporation, co-founded by Dr. Moskowitz in 1967. Ceradyne has grown from its
founding to become an international, publicly-held corporation, with a market cap of $1.5
Billion. The Company has multiple research and manufacturing facilities in the United
States, Germany, France, Canada and China marketing advanced technical ceramics to
industrial, aerospace, defense, medical and electronic markets. Ceradyne was recently
selected by Business Week as one of the country’s top 100 growth companies.
Dr. Moskowitz obtained a B.S. in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University in 1961
and a M.B.A. from the University of Southern California in 1967. In May 2005, Dr.
Moskowitz was granted a Doctor of Science Degree (Honorary) from Alfred University.
After serving as an officer in the U.S. Missile Command and as a Research Engineer for
Interpace Corporation, Dr. Moskowitz’s entire career has been devoted to the
development of advanced technical ceramics for a wide range of applications.
Dr. Moskowitz is a member of the Board of Trustees of Alfred University. He is a
member of several professional organizations, including the American Ceramic Society
and the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers. Because of his entrepreneurial
background, Dr. Moskowitz has served on various academic and institution boards,
including prior service on the Advisory Board of Clemson’s College of Engineering, and
was named the Ernst and Young 1997 “Entrepreneur of the Year” for Orange County
manufacturing.
Dr. Moskowitz’s technical focus has been the development and commercialization of
advanced structural ceramics for consumer, industrial and defense applications.
Dr. Moskowitz was born May 17, 1939 in New York, New York. He and his wife of 42
years, Ann, reside in Corona del Mar, California.