Michael Hawley

Michael Hawley is an artist, researcher and founder of such research programs as: Things That Think and Friendly Planet. Working at Lucasfilm and Bell Labs, Hawley is considered an authority on digital technology media¹

Fast Facts:

1. Born: November 1961
2. Raised in New Providence, New Jersey
3. Alma Mater: Yale University
4. Received a Ph.D from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5. Board of Directors at Kodak, Color Kinetics, Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies, and The Vanguard Group
6. Duncan Yo-Yo champion
7. 2001 founded Friendly Planet in collaboration with Jeff Bezos
8. A concert pianist, Hawley played with the Boston Pops orchestra in 2003
9. First-prize winner, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs
10. 1990: Recipient of the first Jack Kilby Award for innovation in science
11. Helped Steve Jobs develop NeXT
12. Member of the U.S. Bobsled Federation

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