Optimistic technologist Jonathan Waldern received a PhD in Virtual Reality at Loughbrough University of Technology under the United Kingdom’s advanced computing initiative. His first company, Virtuality Inc., became a pioneer in virtual reality training and entertainment. After a successful IPO, Jon came to California and founded DigiLens, the leading waveguide optics platform. A named inventor on over 70 patents, Jon has also received three national small business awards for innovation, manufacturing and management.