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American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and professor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elias "Eli" Zelkha (May 4, 1950 – January 8, 2017) was an Iranian-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and professor. He was the inventor of ambient intelligence.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Eli Zelkha | |
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Born | Elias Zelkha May 4, 1950 Tehran, Iran |
Died | January 8, 2017 66) Woodside, California, U.S. | (aged
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Colgate University, Stanford University |
Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, venture capitalist, professor |
Known for | Ambient Intelligence |
He died on January 8, 2017, in Woodside, California, at the age of 66.[7]
Born in 1950 in Tehran, Iran to a Jewish family - Zelkha immigrated to the U.S in 1967. He graduated from Colgate University with a degree in International Relations and from The Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
He was a founder or co-founder of five companies. Kandahar Designs; Palo Alto Ventures; Livewall; Euro-Profile/i-Profile;[8] Vemm Brazil.[9][10]
He was at Tandem Computers where he led strategy and new ventures, including a partnership with Steven Spielberg's Starbright Foundation.[11]
In 1998, Eli led the team of Simon Birrell, Clark Dodsworth, Doug Randall and Brian Epstein that invented and developed the ambient intelligence concept and who, with Simon Birrell, coined the term.[12][2][13] [14] It was presented by Roel Pieper of Philips at The Digital Living Room Conference on June 22, 1998.[15][16] [17]
Since its invention in 1998, Ambient Intelligence has become part of the core strategies of many of the world's leading technology companies, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon and IBM.[20][21] [22]
At the Middlebury Institute of International Studies he taught entrepreneurship, venture capital and strategy.[23]
The Art of Failure[24] and Corporate and International Venture Capital.[25] He was also a lecturer on Scenario Planning And Uncertainty at the Stanford University School of Engineering.[26]
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