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Director of H4XLabs

Steve Weinstein

With a background that spans technology, product development, and entertainment, Steve Weinstein has been focused on where media meets technology. Currently Steve W is the founder and CEO of MovieLabs, the research consortium of the 6 Hollywood major studios focused on exploring and investing in emerging technologies to advance the consumer experience in the new media environment.  Steve W is also the co-founder of KineTrope a small design shop for small consumer and professional electronics. Additionally, Steve W is currently teaching entrepreneurship at U.C. Berkeley.

Previously, Steve W served as CTO of Deluxe Entertainment, a 6,000 person post production house, and CTO at Rovi Corporation where he guided the transition from physical technologies to e-commerce, connected home, secure and subscription services.  Additionally, Steve W held the role of Chief Technology Officer at Vicinity, a mapping company acquired by Microsoft in 2002. Steve W was also a founding executive and Chief Strategist and Technologist at Liberate Technologies, an interactive television software company.

Further back in his career, Steve W held executive-level positions at Microprose/Spectrum HoloByte (game company), Electronics for Imaging (print processing), and Media Cybernetics (image processing).  Steve W also was chief architect at Ship Analytics for real time ship, sub and helicopter trainers. Steve W started his career at Naval Research Laboratory in the area of advanced signal processing, computer language design, and real time os development.

Steve W. will be on the teaching team for Lean Launchpad Spring Quarter.