Paul Russo
Dr. Paul Russo is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Kyto Technology and Life Science, Inc., a public entity actively investing in thoroughly vetted start-ups (www.kytotech.com ). He is also the Founder and Chairman of GEO Semiconductor, a world-leading supplier of automotive camera processors with over 300 design wins, where he was also CEO from its founding in 2008 through 2015. He sits on several start-up boards in the US and Canada, including Beam Semiconductor, Achelios Therapeutics, InBay Technologies and Dynamount, and is an advisor to other start-ups including Kuantsol, Promaxo and Shyft Moving. 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 and has recently joined the Silicon Catalyst Angels. 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 received his B. Eng. in 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.