Paul Herz
- CEO
- United States
- Member since 2018
Paul currently is leading all operations as COO of Halodi Robotics, a Norwegian firm building safe and capable humanoid robots to help people improve thier quality of life. Prior to taking this role, Paul was Director of Product Operations at Building 8 and Oculus AR/VR, Facebook’s hardware divisions focused on creating AI and AML integrated devices. Paul also led New Product Introduction at Apple for several years is the US and Asia Pacific focused on the iPhone, iPad, and MacBook product lines.
Paul holds an Adjunct Professor position within the faculty of business and law at Curtin University Perth, with the goal to foster and develop entrepreneurship opportunities and technology initiatives within Australia and internationally. He is a startup advisor for Katapult Accelerator based in the Nordics and a member of ACTAI Global, a 501(c)3 non-profit that mobilizes people and technology around social impact, economic empowerment, and conservation to solve the world's problems.
Paul was born in South Africa and has unbridled enthusiasm for both kitesurfing and riding motorcycles. He is passionate about helping startups succeed and enabling technologies that advance the human condition. He completed his undergraduate degree at UC Berkeley in Engineering Physics and received his doctorate in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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