John Seely Brown
Director/Board Member at Brown University
Profile
John Seely Brown is the founder of Outside.in, Inc. (2006).
He is currently the Director-Emeritus at Palo Alto Research Center LLC (since 1986), Director at Cbrite, Inc., Director at Acuitus, Inc., Trustee at Brown University, Member of the National Academy of Education (since 1990), and a Venture Partner at Omega Venture Management LLC.
Dr. Brown is also the founder of Institute for Research on Learning.
Dr. Brown's education includes an undergraduate degree from Brown University and a doctorate from the University of Michigan.
John Seely Brown active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
National Academy of Education
 National Academy of Education Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Academy of Education specializes in research on education policy and practice. It offers dissertation and postdoctoral programs. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1989-12-31 |
Association For The Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
 Association For The Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) was founded in 1979 and is based in Washington. The organization aims to advance the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| Brown University | Director/Board Member | - |
Palo Alto Research Center LLC
 Palo Alto Research Center LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Xerox Holdings Corp., Palo Alto Research Center LLC is a research company that focuses on breakthrough innovation and future technology. The private company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company's research includes AI, novel printing, HMI, digital workplace, IoT, and more. | Director/Board Member | 1985-12-31 |
Acuitus, Inc.
 Acuitus, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Acuitus, Inc. operates as a school that provides training programs to students for information technology careers. It offers education dominance and training superiority programs to DARPA; an advanced technology program to public schools; and an advanced customer training course for corporate customers. The company was founded by John Newkirk and Maria C. Machado in 1999 and it is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Cbrite, Inc.
 Cbrite, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Cbrite, Inc. develops and researches diode switches for display applications. Its technology includes amoled backplane challenges, transistor technology, flexible displays, hemispherical array and detector for imaging. It is a flat panel backplane technology and has developed a remarkable new transistor technology for driving high performance LCDs and amoled displays. The firm has locations in Goleta, Hsinchu and Santa Barbara. The company was founded by Gang Yu, Boo Jorgen-Lars Nilsson and Alan J. Heeger in 2000 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
24 Carrots Special Events, Inc.
 24 Carrots Special Events, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services 24 Carrots Special Events, Inc. provides catering services. It offers gourmet food and event-planning services for weddings, corporate events and private parties. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Omega Venture Partners
 Omega Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Omega Venture Management LLC (Omega Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Former positions of John Seely Brown
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2018-05-29 |
| ░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░░░░ | ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░ | ░░░░░░░░░░ |
| ░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░ ░░░░ | ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░ | ░░░░░░░░░░ |
| ░░░░░░░ ░░░ | ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░ | ░░░░░░░░░░ |
| ░░░░░ ░░░░░ | ░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░ | ░░░░░░░░░░ |
Training of John Seely Brown
| Brown University | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of Michigan | Doctorate Degree |
Experiences
Positions held
Connections
1st degree connections
1st degree companies
Male
Female
Members of the board
Executives
Linked companies
| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| CORNING INCORPORATED | Electronic Technology |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | Retail Trade |
| Private companies | 17 |
|---|---|
Xerox Corp.
 Xerox Corp. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Xerox Corp. engages in the integration of paper and digital products. The firm offers home, office, office laser, multifunction and all in one printer, digital sheet-fed printing presses and scanner. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT. | Electronic Technology |
Polycom, Inc.
 Polycom, Inc. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Polycom, Inc. develops video, voice and content collaboration and communication technology. It offers consult, deployment, customer support, optimization, managed and cloud services. The firm serves healthcare, education, entertainment, government and finance industries. It offers solutions through Polycom RealPresence platform. The company was founded by Brian L. Hinman and Jeffrey Rodman in December 1990 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Consumer Durables |
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
 John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (dba MacArthur Foundation) is a private foundation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1970, the firm supports creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. MacArthur Foundation provides grants and impact investments to organizations and individuals in the US and around the world. | Miscellaneous |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
 Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Varian Medical Systems, Inc. engages in the manufacture of medical devices and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions. It operates through the Oncology Systems and Proton Solutions segments. The Oncology Systems segment designs, manufactures, sells, and services hardware and software products for treating cancer with conventional radiation therapy, and advanced treatments. The Proton Solutions segment delivers proton therapy, a form of external beam radiotherapy using proton beams for the treatment of cancer. The company was founded by William Hansen, Edward Ginzton, Russell Varian, and Sigurd Varian in 1948 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Health Technology |
Systinet Corp.
 Systinet Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Systinet Corp. provides governance and lifecycle management software. The company's foundation for SOA governance and lifecycle management makes IT simpler, faster and standards-based. The company enables organizations to rapidly leverage, reuse their existing applications and data assets, provide interoperability among heterogeneous systems and align business processes with IT. The company's products enable, publish, discover and manage SOA business services and make it easy to build secure and reliable web services with message-oriented middleware (MOM), Java and C++ applications. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA. | Technology Services |
Palo Alto Research Center LLC
Palo Alto Research Center LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Xerox Holdings Corp., Palo Alto Research Center LLC is a research company that focuses on breakthrough innovation and future technology. The private company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company's research includes AI, novel printing, HMI, digital workplace, IoT, and more. | Commercial Services |
Cassatt Corp.
 Cassatt Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Cassatt Corp. offers clients the capability of implementing cloud-style computing environments using their existing systems, inside firewalls of their data centers, without having to modify their current hardware or software. The company was founded by William T. Coleman III and Mark A. Forman in September 2003 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
Outside.in, Inc.
 Outside.in, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Outside.in, Inc. develops hyperlocal content and advertising platform used for consumers, local bloggers and publishers. The firm shows neighborhood news and information from local bloggers, journalists and mainstream media on news sites. The company was founded by Steven Berlin Johnson, John Geraci, John Seely Brown, Mark Bailey, Andrew Karsch and Cory Forsyth in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Cbrite, Inc.
Cbrite, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Cbrite, Inc. develops and researches diode switches for display applications. Its technology includes amoled backplane challenges, transistor technology, flexible displays, hemispherical array and detector for imaging. It is a flat panel backplane technology and has developed a remarkable new transistor technology for driving high performance LCDs and amoled displays. The firm has locations in Goleta, Hsinchu and Santa Barbara. The company was founded by Gang Yu, Boo Jorgen-Lars Nilsson and Alan J. Heeger in 2000 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA. | Electronic Technology |
American Association for the Advancement of Science
 American Association for the Advancement of Science Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The American Association for the Advancement of Science provides science related journal, program, and education services. The firm also promotes the responsible use of science in public policy. The company was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Commercial Services |
National Academy of Education
National Academy of Education Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Academy of Education specializes in research on education policy and practice. It offers dissertation and postdoctoral programs. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Commercial Services |
Association For The Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
Association For The Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) was founded in 1979 and is based in Washington. The organization aims to advance the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines. | Commercial Services |
Acuitus, Inc.
Acuitus, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Acuitus, Inc. operates as a school that provides training programs to students for information technology careers. It offers education dominance and training superiority programs to DARPA; an advanced technology program to public schools; and an advanced customer training course for corporate customers. The company was founded by John Newkirk and Maria C. Machado in 1999 and it is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Commercial Services |
12 Entrepreneuring, Inc.
 12 Entrepreneuring, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance 12 Entrepreneuring, Inc. is an American investment company that is not classified elsewhere. | Finance |
24 Carrots Special Events, Inc.
24 Carrots Special Events, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services 24 Carrots Special Events, Inc. provides catering services. It offers gourmet food and event-planning services for weddings, corporate events and private parties. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Consumer Services |
Institute for Research on Learning
 Institute for Research on Learning Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Institute for Research on Learning provides learning courses. The non-profit company is based in DE. The American company was founded by John Seely Brown. | Commercial Services |
Omega Venture Partners
Omega Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Omega Venture Management LLC (Omega Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
- Stock Market
- Insiders
- John Seely Brown
