Richard Caro
Dr. Richard G. Caro has 30+ years of experience at the intersection of technology and business — as startup CEO; startup CTO; scientist/inventor; angel investor; and advisor to emerging growth companies.
He is currently Co-founder of Tech-enhanced Life, PBC — a social venture which, together with a virtual community of older adults (the Longevity Explorers), is exploring the intersection of aging and technology. He is also a startup advisor/mentor and occasional angel investor, with deep domain expertise in agetech; medtech & digital health; telecom; & photonics, and a strong current interest in applications of AI across many verticals.
Richard’s prior experience includes operational roles in high tech companies in Silicon Valley and Boston — as CEO (founder) of Vital Insite, a venture-backed, medical device start-up; Engineering Program Manager at Coherent, one of the world’s largest laser manufacturers; and CTO (employee #5) of Summit Technology, a pioneer in the laser refractive surgery (LASIK) business. He has also been an industry analyst and advisor to companies ranging from tiny startups to some of the world's largest companies — as CEO of TangibleFuture, and Managing Director at RHK.
Before entering industry, Richard was an IBM Post-doctoral fellow, then member of the research staff, at Stanford University. He has a Physics D.Phil. (Ph.D.) from Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and has 24 patents.