Rony Abovitz is a technology founder, pioneer, inventor, visionary leader and strategic advisor with a diverse background in computer-assisted surgery, surgical robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), computer graphics/visualization, sensing, advanced systems, media/animation, spatial audio, and spatial computing/XR. He is the founder and CEO of the creative tech stealth incubator, Sun and Thunder, and its first spin-off company, SynthBee, Inc. He is also a Senior Advisor at the Boston Consulting Group, working with Fortune 500 CEOs and growth-tech founders in the areas of deep tech, medtech, biotech, AI, e-commerce, blockchains, crypto/NFT, telecommunications, web/mobile, games/media, sensing, robotics, lasers, and overall innovation.

Passionate about imagining and creating, Abovitz has a strong history of creating new technology fields and businesses from the ground up, including spatial computing/augmented reality company Magic Leap. Prior to Magic Leap, Abovitz co-founded MAKO Surgical, the world leader in haptic robotics for orthopedic surgery. Abovitz was named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum for his work on computer-assisted technologies for minimally invasive surgery.

He is a member of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, a two-time World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, and has spoken and lectured at universities and technology conferences around the world. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering and a M.S. in biomedical engineering from the University of Miami. He recently directed his first animated short film, "Yellow Dove Aftermath".

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