AJ Cooper is the cofounder and CEO of Artisan Insight, a technologist with a PhD in electrical engineering, and the inventor of a new type of integrated circuit. His career began in cleanrooms, developing molecular electronics and advanced semiconductor systems for industry leaders like GlobalFoundries and FLIR. His innovations have diagnosed problems on 300mm wafer production lines and powered battlefield night vision systems. AJ later cofounded a luxury smartwatch company, ultimately taking it to acquisition. At Uber and Lyft, he led hardware innovation, producing hundreds of thousands of advanced e-bikes and scootrs while scaling battery swapping and charging networks like Citibike. Now, AJ has returned to the cleanroom, driven to pioneer the next wave of electronics innovation.