MARY LOU JEPSEN

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2016-03-31 Dr. Jepsen was appointed a director of the Company in March 2016. Dr. Jepsen is the Executive Director of Engineering at Facebook, Inc. and Head of Display Technologies at Oculus where she leads advanced consumer electronics, opto-electronic and display design and manufacturing efforts. Previously, Dr. Jepsen had a similar role at Google, Inc. and Google X. She also co-founded One Laptop per Child, and was the lead architect of the $100 laptop, millions of which were shipped to children in the developing world. She is the principal inventor on approximately 100 patents. She has broad advisory experience in Peru, China, Uruguay, Taiwan, Brazil and the United Nations. Dr. Jepsen holds a doctorate degree from Brown University in Optical Sciences, a master of science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Visual Studies and a bachelor's of science degree in Electrical Engineering from Brown University.
2017-03-31 Dr. Jepsen was appointed a director of the Company in March 2016. Dr. Jepsen is the founder of Openwater, which is a start-up company focused on replacing the functionality of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with a consumer electronic wearable using novel opto-electronics to achieve comparable resolution to a MRI. Previously, Dr. Jepsen was the Executive Director of Engineering at Facebook, Inc. and Head of Display Technologies at Oculus where she led advanced consumer electronics, opto-electronic and display design and manufacturing efforts. From 2012 to 2015, Dr. Jepsen had a similar role at Google, Inc. and Google X. She also co-founded One Laptop per Child, and was the lead architect of the $100 laptop, millions of which were shipped to children in the developing world. She is the principal inventor on approximately 100 patents. Dr. Jepsen has broad advisory experience in Peru, China, Uruguay, Taiwan, Brazil and the United States, as well as at the United Nations. Dr. Jepsen holds a doctorate degree from Brown University in Optical Sciences, a master of science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Visual Studies and a bachelor's of science degree in Electrical Engineering from Brown University. Skills and Qualifications One of the world's foremost display innovators Exceptional track record of leadership and innovation Significant experience in working with Asia's largest computer manufacturers Experience and leadership in engineering with global technology companies Globally recognized with dozens of prestigious awards including TIME magazine's "Time 100" as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, a CNN top 10 thinker, and by the leading global professional societies in optics, display and electronics Executive management experience Independent of management
2018-03-30 Dr. Jepsen was appointed a director of the Company in March 2016. Dr. Jepsen is the CEO, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Openwater, a start-up company focused on replacing the functionality of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with a consumer electronic wearable using novel opto-electronics to achieve comparable resolution to a MRI. Previously, Dr. Jepsen was the Executive Director of Engineering at Facebook, Inc. and Head of Display Technologies at Oculus where she led advanced consumer electronics, opto-electronic and display design and manufacturing efforts. From 2012 to 2015, Dr. Jepsen had a similar role at Google, Inc. and Google X. She also co-founded One Laptop per Child and was the lead architect of the $100 laptop, millions of which were shipped to children in the developing world. She is the principal inventor on approximately 200 patents. She has broad advisory experience in Peru, China, Uruguay, Taiwan, Brazil and the United States, as well as at the United Nations. Dr. Jepsen holds a doctorate degree from Brown University in Optical Sciences, a master of science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Visual Studies and a bachelor's of science degree in Electrical Engineering from Brown University.
2019-03-28 Dr. Jepsen was appointed a director of the Company in March 2016. Dr. Jepsen is the CEO, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Openwater, a start-up company focused on replacing the functionality of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with a consumer electronic wearable using novel opto-electronics to achieve comparable resolution to a MRI. Previously, Dr. Jepsen was the Executive Director of Engineering at Facebook, Inc. and Head of Display Technologies at Oculus where she led advanced consumer electronics, opto-electronic and display design and manufacturing efforts. From 2012 to 2015, Dr. Jepsen had a similar role at Google, Inc. and Google X. She also co-founded One Laptop per Child and was the lead architect of the $100 laptop, millions of which were shipped to children in the developing world. She is the principal inventor on approximately 200 patents. She has broad advisory experience in Peru, China, Uruguay, Taiwan, Brazil and the United Nations. Dr. Jepsen holds a doctorate degree from Brown University in Optical Sciences, a master of science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Visual Studies and a bachelor's of science degree in Electrical Engineering from Brown University.
2020-04-06 Dr. Jepsen was appointed a director of the Company in March 2016. Dr. Jepsen is the CEO, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Openwater, a start-up company focused on replacing the functionality of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with a consumer electronic wearable using novel opto-electronics to achieve comparable resolution to a MRI. Previously, Dr. Jepsen was the Executive Director of Engineering at Facebook, Inc. and Head of Display Technologies at Oculus where she led advanced consumer electronics, opto-electronic and display design and manufacturing efforts. From 2012 to 2015, Dr. Jepsen had a similar role at Google, Inc. and Google X. She also co-founded One Laptop per Child and was the lead architect of the $100 laptop, millions of which were shipped to children in the developing world. She is the principal inventor on approximately 200 patents. Dr. Jepsen also currently serves on the board of the Brown University Engineering Council and as a director of a privately held company, Wogrammer. She has broad advisory experience in Peru, China, Uruguay, Taiwan, Brazil and the United States, as well as at the United Nations. Dr. Jepsen holds a doctorate degree from Brown University in Optical Sciences, a master of science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Visual Studies and a bachelor’s of science degree in Electrical Engineering from Brown University.
2021-04-05 Dr. Jepsen was appointed a director of the Company in March 2016. Dr. Jepsen is the CEO, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Openwater, a start-up company focused on replacing the functionality of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with a consumer electronic wearable using novel opto-electronics to achieve comparable resolution to a MRI. Previously, Dr. Jepsen was the Executive Director of Engineering at Facebook, Inc. and Head of Display Technologies at Oculus where she led advanced consumer electronics, opto-electronic and display design and manufacturing efforts. From 2012 to 2015, Dr. Jepsen had a similar role at Google, Inc. and Google X. She also co-founded One Laptop per Child and was the lead architect of the $100 laptop, millions of which were shipped to children in the developing world. Since February, 2021, Dr. Jepsen has served on the board of directors of Luminar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAZR). She is the principal inventor on approximately 250 patents. She has broad advisory experience in Peru, China, Uruguay, Taiwan, Brazil and the United States, as well as at the United Nations. Dr. Jepsen holds a doctorate degree from Brown University in Optical Sciences, a master of science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Visual Studies and a bachelor’s of science degree in Electrical Engineering from Brown University.
2022-04-04 Dr. Jepsen was appointed a director of the Company in March 2016. Dr. Jepsen is the CEO, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Openwater, a start-up company pioneering advanced diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices as well as brain computer interfaces. Previously, Dr. Jepsen was the Executive Director of Engineering at Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) and Head of Display Technologies at Oculus where she led advanced consumer electronics, opto-electronic and display design and manufacturing efforts. From 2012 to 2015, Dr. Jepsen had a similar role at Google, Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOGL) and Google X. She also co-founded One Laptop per Child and was the lead architect of the $100 laptop, millions of which were shipped to children in the developing world. Since February 2021, Dr. Jepsen has served on the board of directors of Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR). She is the principal inventor on approximately 250 patents. She has broad advisory experience in Peru, China, Uruguay, Taiwan, Brazil and the United States, as well as at the United Nations. Dr. Jepsen holds a doctorate degree from Brown University in Optical Sciences, a master of science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Visual Studies and a bachelor’s of science degree in Electrical Engineering from Brown University.
2023-04-04 Dr. Jepsen was appointed a director of the Company in March 2016. Dr. Jepsen is the CEO, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Openwater, a start-up company pioneering advanced diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices as well as brain computer interfaces. Previously, Dr. Jepsen was the Executive Director of Engineering at Meta, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.) (Nasdaq: META) and Head of Display Technologies at Oculus where she led advanced consumer electronics, optoelectronic and display design and manufacturing efforts. From 2012 to 2015, Dr. Jepsen had a similar role at Google, Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOGL) and Google X. She also co-founded One Laptop per Child and was the lead architect of the $100 laptop, millions of which were shipped to children in the developing world. Since February 2021, Dr. Jepsen has served on the board of directors of Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR). She is the principal inventor on approximately 250 patents. She has broad advisory experience in Peru, China, Uruguay, Taiwan, Brazil and the United States, as well as at the United Nations. Dr. Jepsen holds a doctorate degree from Brown University in optical sciences, a Master of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Visual Studies and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Brown University.
2024-04-03 Mary Lou Jepsen $115,000 $174,949 $289,949
2025-04-03 Mary Lou Jepsen IND Founder, Chairperson and Former CEO, Openwater 60 2016 • •

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-12-07