Jim Fruchterman — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

MacArthur Fellow
Founder and CEO of Tech Matters, a non-profit building technology for social good
Founder of Benetech, a Silicon Valley non-profit technology company
Founded two successful for-profit AI companies
Helped create numerous "world changing technology social enterprises"
An author
Distinguished Alumnus of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Biography

Jim Fruchterman is an engineer, author, and leading social entrepreneur. He is the Founder and CEO of Tech Matters, a non-profit organization dedicated to building technology for social good. He also founded Benetech, another non-profit technology company based in Silicon Valley, and two successful for-profit AI companies.

Fruchterman is a former rocket engineer. He has received numerous awards, including the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, and is recognized as a MacArthur Fellow.