Astro Teller is the CEO of X, Alphabet’s ‘moonshot factory.’ He gives a behind-the-scenes look at moonshots like transforming the power grid and bringing internet to all with light beam technology.
About Astro Teller
Astro Teller is an entrepreneur, computer scientist, and author. He is the co-founder and CEO of X, Alphabet’s ‘moonshot factory.’ X is an innovation laboratory that creates new technologies to help solve some of the world’s most complex problems. Teller also serves on the boards of Wing and Intrinsic, and on the advisory board of Sandbox AQ.
Before X, Teller co-founded and led several companies including BodyMedia, Cerebellum Capital, Zivio Technologies and Sandbox Advanced Development.
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