Paul M. Russo, Phd, is the Chairman and CEO of K2X Technology and Life Science, a unique investment vehicle that will enable the 99% of the world with limited startup experience, to safely invest in this exciting non-correlated asset class – investing in thoroughly vetted start-ups ( www.k2x.capital ). With the expectation of a late-2024 IPO, K2X plans to create “The ETF of Start-ups”. He was the Founder and Chairman of GEO Semiconductor, a world-leading supplier of automotive camera processors recently acquired by Indie Semiconductor (NASDAQ: INDI). He sits on several start-up boards in the US and Canada, including InBay, Beam Semi, Achelios and Dynamount, and is an advisor to start-ups including Kuantsol, Promaxo, amongst others. He is a former board member of ATI Technologies through its acquisition by AMD and is active in both the Band of Angels and the Keiretsu Forum. Before GEO, Dr. Russo started Silicon Optix and Genesis Microchip. The latter dominated the chip market for flat computer displays and had a hugely successful NASDAQ IPO in 1998. Prior to the above, he served as GM of GE’s Microelectronics Center and Manager of the GE Industrial Electronics Laboratory. Prior to GE, he was at RCA Laboratories, where he helped develop the world’s first CMOS microprocessor, and the first uses of these devices in video games, auto engine control, and global communications. He has been an active angel investor for over three decades. He received his B. Eng. from McGill and his MSc and PhD in EECS from UC Berkeley. He holds 8 patents, has published extensively, and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the IEEE Centennial Medal and the Tech Pioneer Award from the World Economic Forum.
But for all his accomplishments, the ultimate mark of success is that he has been cartooned.