Jonathan Golovin, PhD

Jonathan Golovin is a co-founder of Retail Solutions. Jon played a key role in the development and implementation of RSi’s strategy and was President and CEO of RSi from 1999 – 2016. Previous to RSi, Jon was the founder and chairman of Consilium Inc., (now Applied Materials), the world’s largest independent Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) company. He is also the founder and former CEO of Vigilance, a leading event management system. Considered “the father of MES,” Jon received the 2000 SEMI Award for his contributions. He holds a B.S. from Cornell University and a Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In his spare time, Jon enjoys global travels with his wife and exploring various cultures.