Barrett Comiskey

Barrett Comiskey is the founder and CEO of Migo.[1]

At MIT, Comiskey invented the microencapsulated electrophoretic display, commercialized by E Ink, which he co-founded in 1997.[2] He began his work on a paper-like electronic display during nights and weekends at the MIT Media Lab in 1995, at the age of 19.[2]] Over the next decade, Comiskey developed and industrialized the technology at MIT and subsequently at E Ink,[3] in both Cambridge, Massachusetts and Shanghai, China.[4]

For its role in the evolution of the publishing industry, E Ink has been called “the greatest innovation since Gutenberg.”[5]

Comiskey founded Migo in 2009.[6] Migo develops and deploys new technologies to deliver digital media to mobile-first consumers in emerging markets.[1]

Comiskey grew up in New York City,[4] and has been in Asia since 2004, living in Shanghai, Taipei and Manila.[1][2]

Comiskey holds 72 patents.[7] He was recognized as a “Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum,[8] and is an inductee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame (2016).[2]

Comiskey holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University, a B.S. in Mathematics from MIT and attended Regis High School in New York City.[2][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Migo". www.migo.tv. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Spotlight: Barrett Comiskey, National Inventors Hall of Fame". invent.org. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  3. ↑ Klein, Alec. "A New Printing Technology Sets Off a High-Stakes Race". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  4. 1 2 Jones, Chris (2008-09-23). ["http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a4958/new-american-1008/" "The New American"] Check |url= value (help). Esquire. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  5. ↑ McCrum, Robert. "E-read all about it". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  6. 1 2 "Barrett Comiskey, LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  7. ↑ "Patent Database: "Comiskey, Barrett" U.S. Patent Collection". patft.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  8. ↑ "The World Economic Forum Designates Technology Pioneers for 2002: Barrett Comiskey, Co-Founder of E Ink Corporation, Selected.". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
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