Shawn is the CEO and co-founder of Looking Glass Factory, a Brooklyn and Hong Kong-based company dedicated to building the holographic future.

Prior to Looking Glass, Shawn worked with conventional laser-interference holograms (first hologram: a 2” tall Mickey Mouse toy) and then later developed a number of new technologies in the cleantech field. For this work, he has been awarded dozens of patents around the world, the Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award, noted as one of the ‘20 Best Brains Under 40’ by Discover Magazine, and listed on Inc Magazine’s ’30 Under 30’.

Shawn has his B.S. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.