Sutherland C. Ellwood, Jr
Chairman
Business & Management
Photonica Inc
United States of America
Biography
With 30 plus patents and patents-pending in the US alone in display, photonics, and related systems, Ellwood has been developing display technologies, structural systems and power systems, and software systems for over 25 years. Ellwood successfully founded four technology companies overall, including one earlier display and photonics technology company and two successful software companies. He was an 18-year production and technology executive working in the digital production side of Hollywood, serving as an executive at DreamWorks SKG, The Walt Disney Company, and 20th Century Fox. He received a B.S. in Organization Management and in Economics from The Wharton School in 1985, and began studying college physics at the age of 15, continuing through University. He is also the founder and Managing Partner of private equity firm Ars Nova Capital, which specializes in investing in the dynamic intersection between media and new hardware and software technologies, networks and infrastructure.
Research Interest
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