Richard Wolpert

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Mr. Richard Wolpert is a Co-Founder and serves as Executive Chairman and Board Member at HelloTech. He serves as an Advisor at Instaread. He serves as a Venture Advisor at Acrew Capital. He also served as an Advisor at FixMyCar. He served as Chief Executive Officer at HelloTech. He served as a Board Member and Advisor at WiZR. He was a Co-Founder and served as a Venture Partner at Amplify, LA. He also serves as an Advisor at Canela Media and Jukin Media. Mr. Wolpert is also a Venture Advisor at Wonder Ventures. He also served as a Venture Advisor at Zuma Ventures. He served as a Board Member at UM. He is a Co-Founder and serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Big Monday. He also served as a Venture Advisor at Accel. He has been a pioneer in the fields of consumer digital media and entertainment for several years. He is the Founder of Chance Technologies, a technology development, and investment portfolio focused on technologically driven entertainment ventures including GameSpy, GameFly, Smilebox, LookOut, Mob.ly, AdECN, Universal Audio, Zetta Systems, Digital Map Products, Intent.com, and AudioMill. He served as President of Disney Online from 1996-98, where he was responsible for the business and creative strategy of the company. During his tenure, he oversaw all aspects of Disney Online's internet initiatives, including the Web's most popular family website, Disney.com, as well as the development and successful operation of The Disney Store Online, Disney's prosperous e-commerce business, and Disney's Daily Blast. From 1984-94, he founded and developed several thriving technology companies, including After Hours Software, Bit Jugglers, and Mind Over Technology, among others. Many of these companies have since successfully merged with or were acquired by, industry giants such as Adobe Systems, Compaq/HP, and RealNetworks. He began his career at Apple Computer in 1984, where he was involved in the early development of the Macintosh. He has taught classes at both Stanford and UCLA, and he is a Board Member for the Los Angeles Chapter of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, where he is the Founder of CCFA's camps. He also serves on the board of the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television and the Board of Governors for Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Mr. Wolpert earned his degree in Math and Computer Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is also an Angel Investor. He also served as an Advisor at Act One Ventures. He holds a BS in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).