Wil began his career developing Apple’s first multimedia technologies, and helped define PowerPC. His DSP research infused him with algorithmic expertise and his 14 years at Apple provided extensive complex system experience and a zeal for solution elegance. Following Apple, Wil joined LifeSize Communications, where he developed breakthrough video and audio conferencing products and helped drive Logitech’s acquisition in 2009. After LifeSize, he pursued the technology foundations Rubicon has built upon, and filed patents covering our unique solutions. Wil holds a PhD in Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science from University of North Carolina. He holds 33 US patents with many pending.

Dave’s career includes roles at HP, Pixar and Apple, where he led product design of the iMac, Titanium PowerBook and other iconic products. He left Apple in 2001 as Director, Portable Product Design to join Global Locate, a startup that delivered GPS in mobile devices, including iOS and Samsung Galaxy products. After Global Locate’s sale to Broadcom in 2007, Dave ran Broadcom’s Location Based Services, with P&L responsibility for cloud-based location services to hundreds of millions of mobile devices and major accounts including Samsung and Apple. Dave holds a Stevens Tech BE, and an MIT MSME. He holds 24 US patents (several with Oxford) with many pending.

Before joining Rubicon, Richard was VP Business Development at image recognition startup IQ Engines (acquired by Yahoo in 2013). Prior to that he was CEO and co-founder of F/11 Optics, a smartphone camera I.P. startup that was formed as a spin out of PPG Industries (NYSE PPG). Between 2004 and 2009 Richard was CEO of Inapac, where his team built stacked memory I.P. that shipped in over 50M of Motorola’s iconic RAZR phones. As a senior executive at Hotrail and CEO of Aeluros, Richard led teams that built significant stakeholder value with acquisitions by Conexant and Netlogic respectively. Previously, Richard held a variety of sales and marketing management positions at LSI Logic and other technology companies.

Gary’s career began at Singer-Link, developing F-16 tactical flight simulators for the US and Israeli Air Forces. After working for NASA on the International Space Station, he joined Apple, where he helped create the groundbreaking QuickTime media architecture, and met Rubicon’s founders. Building on leadership roles at Discreet Logic through their sale to Autodesk, Gary founded Unthinkable Research – his consultancy that counts AMD, Apple and Logitech among its clients. Prior to joining Rubicon Gary led a team developing a low-latency, secure electronic trading platform with automated risk controls for a Chicago-based high-frequency proprietary trading firm. He is also a technical advisor to Austin’s South by Southwest festival. Gary has published many technical articles, speaks at prominent technical conferences and holds BSEE and MSCE degrees from the University of South Carolina.