Curt Weinstein is vice president and general manager, Advanced Optics, Corning Specialty Materials. In this role, he is responsible for delivering profitable growth in the Optics, Ophthalmic and Optical Materials businesses which serve the Semiconductor, LCD, Ophthalmic, Aerospace and Defense, Telecommunications, and other emerging markets. In addition, he is responsible for identifying new opportunities that leverage Advanced Optics capabilities in materials, thin film coatings and surfaces, optical and mechanical design and finishing.
Weinstein joined Corning in 1986 as an applications engineer in Optical Fiber, and subsequently held a variety of sales, marketing, and product line management roles in both Optical Fiber and Corning Photonic Technologies.
In March 2003, he was named business manager for Diesel Technologies. In July 2005, he was named general manager, Corning Shanghai Company Limited, where he was responsible for commercial and manufacturing operations. He was named director for Heavy-Duty Diesel in October 2007 and vice president and general manager, heavy-duty diesel technologies, in January 2008. Weinstein was appointed to his current position in August 2009.
Weinstein holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Georgetown University, a mechanical engineering degree from Catholic University of America, and a master’s in business administration from Syracuse University