Nicholas Negroponte is co-founder and chairman of the MIT Media Laboratory, where he is also the Jerome B. Wiesner Professor of Media Technology. The Media Lab is currently supported by 125 sponsors worldwide, and has led in the development of now-familiar areas such as digital video and multimedia. It continues to focus on the study, invention, and creative use of digital technologies to enhance the way people think, express, and communicate ideas, and explore scientific frontiers.
A graduate of MIT, Professor Negroponte was a pioneer in the field of computer-aided design, and has been a member of the MIT faculty since 1966. He is also author of the 1995 best-seller, Being Digital, which has been translated into more than 40 languages.
In the private sector, Professor Negroponte serves on the board of directors for Motorola, Inc., and as general partner in a venture capital firm specializing in digital technologies for information and entertainment. He has also provided start-up funds for more than 20 companies, including WiReD magazine. Professor Negroponte helped to establish, and serves as chairman of, the 2B1 Foundation, an organization dedicated to creating a world community focused on building an imaginative, global network of all the world's children.
