Edgar Auslander is a senior technology executive and entrepreneur with 35+ years of experience across strategic partnerships, venture capital, M&A, and general management in AI, wearables, AR/VR, and semiconductors. As Senior Director at Meta, he originated the landmark EssilorLuxottica partnership and drove the original product definition of the Ray-Ban Meta AI smart glasses, reshaping Meta’s AR roadmap. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Texas Instruments’ Wireless Business Unit - which grew to $5B+ in annual revenue - served as a Kauffman Fellow and Vice President at VantagePoint Venture Partners, and held senior roles at Qualcomm, Intel, and ST-Ericsson driving billions in M&A and licensing activity. He has served on the boards of QuickLogic (NASDAQ: QUIK), The AR Alliance, and several startups with successful exits, served as SVP at IXI Mobile (SPAC exit), and founded Menlo Business Partners (menlobp.com), an active consulting firm operating across Silicon Valley and Europe.

Edgar taught Management of Change and Business Negotiating at UC Berkeley Extension, lectured at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and Stanford’s School of Engineering, and holds an MBA from Columbia, an MEEng from Cornell, and an engineering degree from ESME Paris.