INTERVIEWS

Podcast/Video Interviews by Stephen Ibaraki

A Chat with Tolga Kurtoglu: Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer Leap AI Venture Studio; former Chief Technology Officer of HP and former CEO of Palo Alto Research Center (formerly known as Xerox PARC)

This week, Stephen Ibaraki has an exclusive interview with Tolga Kurtoglu, PhD.

Tolga Kurtoglu, PhD, the former CTO of HP and CEO of Xerox PARC, brings over 20 years of tech industry experience He has transitioned more than 40 innovations to the market through various commercialization strategies, including spin-offs and partnerships with major corporations. He founded PARC Refinery, a venture studio pushing the boundaries of Enterprise AI, IoT, and clean tech. He co-led HP's incubation efforts, creating edge computing, cybersecurity, and life sciences ventures. As a Board Member at Omidyar Network, he advocates for ethical GenAI and provides advice to AI startups.

MSc Carnegie Mellon; PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of Texas Austin