CJ Cornell is an entrepreneur, investor, advisor, mentor, author, speaker and educator. - Founder of 6 startup ventures that have attracted over $250 million in private funding, and launched dozens of innovative consumer, media and communications products - that have exceeded $3 billion in revenues.- Recently was Professor of Digital Media & Entrepreneurship at Arizona State University, Co-Director at the Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship, and awarded ASU’s prestigious President’s Award for Innovation.- Founder/CEO of Chaos Media Networks, a pioneering cable-TV VOD content and technology company with 10 channels - the largest at the time ; - Founder of Propel Arizona, a crowdfunding platform for startups - the largest of its kind before being acquired; and founder/CEO of a software company and a telecom hardware company.- Both funded, grown to profitability with successful exits.- Advisor or consultant to companies such as Disney, Comcast, Time Warner, Universal Television, Sony and Microsoft.- Serve as a consultant on tech and strategy to startups, universities, and financial institutions while occasionally serving as an expert witness on matters of business, technology and media.Each year, CJ gives over 40 speeches, workshops and seminars, on a variety of subjects such as new venture building, innovation, crowd-sciences and digital media.Author:- The bestselling book "The Age of Metapreneurship" - "The Startup Brain Trust", - Coauthor of "Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship" - His blog is ranked in the top 50 most influential websites in entrepreneurship and startups, - and he is a "top-writer" on Quora (in business development and entrepreneurship)CJ Cornell holds degrees in engineering, management and a Ph.D. in marketing and strategy. Based in Phoenix, Dr. Cornell sits on the board of many public economic development committees, and is on the board of 5 high tech companies.