Mr. Rosati is a Managing Director of THR Associates, a specialized
boutique management consulting firm focused on supporting
CEOs, Board of Directors and Investors in assessing opportunities
and challenges created by innovation and the rapid technological
changes in today’s marketplace. Mr. Rosati specializes
in technology management, technology transfer, technology
conversion and technology commercialization. He provides
leadership and guidance in the performance of the appropriate
technical, financial and commercial due-diligence; the formulation
of business development strategies; and development of the
required business plans.
Mr. Rosati is a retired Senior Executive with TRW Electronics
and Defense with an aggregate 28 years of experience in directing
advanced technology initiatives in information systems, data
base management systems, local area networks, human machine
interface systems, computer security, knowledge engineering,
parallel processing, artificial intelligence and artificial
neural systems.
Since his retirement from TRW Mr. Rosati has served
as an officer and director of five companies in the
high technology, professional services and investment banking
sectors. He has also served as a consultant and advisor to
government, educational, industrial and commercial organizations
both domestic and international.
At TRW Electronics and Defense, serving concurrently as the
Advanced Technology Manager for the Systems Development Division
and as the Director of Advanced Technology for the TRW Global
Change Initiative, Mr. Rosati led the research and
development of advanced technology products and the development
of new business acquisition strategies. Earlier in his career
at TRW, Mr. Rosati planned, organized and managed the operations
of three large, functional, high-technology organizations:
the Information Systems Laboratory (ISL), the Systems Test
Laboratory (STL), and the Minicomputer and Information Technology
Laboratory(MITL).
Previously, at TRW, Mr. Rosati was the Manager of South American
Operations for TRW Systems International, Inc (TRWSI). As
the senior TRW executive, he established, managed and directed
the company’s operations and led all business development,
marketing and sales activities to industrial and governmental
organizations in Venezuela and Brazil.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Rosati was President, Chief Executive
Officer, Director and a Founder of Applied Computer Technology,
Inc., a start-up company in the software field.
Prior to the founding of ACT, Mr. Rosati was Supervisor of
Technical Management Operations for the Titan III Program
Office at the Aerospace Corporation. Previously he was Project
Engineer for Ground Support Equipment at the Missiles and
Space Division of Douglas Aircraft Corporation.
Mr. Rosati has served on the Board of Directors of Advanced
Sciences, Inc. (ASI); Applied Computer Technology Corporation
(ACT); Bainbridge Technology Group, Ltd. (BTGL); Glenwood
L. Garvey and Associates (GLGA); Technical Marketing Society
of America (TMSA); iVille International, Inc. (iVille); Oregon
Advanced Sciences and Technology Institute (ASTI); Sentio
Corporation (Sentio); TELEMAC Cellular Corporation (TELEMAC);
the National Science Foundation’s National Center for
Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA). He has also
served on the Board of Trustees of the Automatic Meter
Reading Association (AMRA); and the UCLA Foundation.
Over the years Mr, Rosati has been a frequent speaker and
lecturer at seminars and conferences sponsored by professional
associations, universities and the United Nations. He has
authored several texts and articles and since 1964 he has
taught both graduate and undergraduate courses in computer
science, management, management science and business administration
at West Coast University and extension courses in computer
science, systems engineering, systems management, program
management and technical management at UCLA.
A graduate of UCLA, Mr. Rosati's connection and service with
UCLA has continued over the years where he has served in
the following capacities: Board of Trustees UCLA Foundation;
Board of Councillors UCLA Foundation; Alumni Advisory Board
Computer Science Department; Chairman, Physics Advisory Council
; Chairman, Cognitive Science Advisory Council; Center for
Computable Economics Advisor Council; Advisory Board College
of Letters and Science; Advisory Council Earth and Space
Sciences; Advisory Council Atmospheric Sciences; Provost's
Circle College of Letters and Science, Sustaining Member
Chancellor's Associates; and Life Member UCLA Alumni Association.
Mr. Rosati is a Life Member of the Air Force Association
and of the American Defense Preparedness Association. In
addition, he is a Member of the Association of Old Crows;
the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
