Larry R. Marshall

Larry Marshall
Dr. Larry R Marshall
Chief Executive of the CSIRO
In office
15 January 2015 – 30 June 2023
Preceded byMegan Clark
Succeeded byDoug Hilton
Personal details
Born
Larry R. Marshall

Sydney, Australia
EducationMacquarie University (Ph.D)

Larry R. Marshall is an Australian CEO, author and innovator who invented and commercialized the "eyesafe laser" enabling lasers to be used safely around humans,[1] and the semiconductor green laser which cures blindness in diabetics.[2] He founded 6 tech companies in the USA, delivered two IPOs[3] and is the longest serving CEO of the CSIRO, departing June 2023.[4] He currently Chairs American Chamber of Commerce, and Fortescue Innovation.[5]

  1. ^ "An Efficient Eyesafe Source at 1.59 μm", L.R. Marshall, R. Burnham, J. Kasinski, Advanced Solid State Lasers, OSA, vol. 6, pp. 271–276 (1990).
  2. ^ "Diode Pumped Solid-State Lasers in Ophthalmology" L.R. Marshall, LEOS'97, San Francisco, CA (1997)
  3. ^ "iTWire - CSIRO marshals venture capitalist as new CEO". itwire.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ Milman, Oliver (9 October 2014). "CSIRO appoints Larry Marshall as new chief executive". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. ^ "WEHI's Professor Doug Hilton appointed as CSIRO Chief Executive".