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Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

Stephen Willey, MASc, MBA

Steve co-founded Innovega with a vision to change forever how humans access, experience, and enjoy life. Innovega is his driving passion.

Steve holds graduate degrees in engineering, graphics, and business. He founded or co-founded multiple companies that achieved exits through acquisitions or IPOs. At the start of his career, Steve joined Mobile Data International (MDI) and advanced to General Manager. MDI was a forerunner of modern-day cellular communications and was purchased by Motorola. In 1990, Steve joined CREO, a company later bought by Kodak. He served as a founding Director of eDispatch, listed on the TSE, Canada’s senior stock exchange.

In 1995, Steve co-founded MicroVision, a leader in developing novel pico-projector technologies for display eyewear and mobile devices. Key customers included Sony, Canon, and other global OEMs. Steve was a member of the team that launched its NASDAQ IPO and later a NASDAQ IPO of spin-off, Lumera.

Steve co-founded Innovega with a vision to change forever how humans access, experience, and enjoy life. Innovega is his driving passion.

Executive Board Member, Chair of Audit Committee

Vijay Raghavan

Vijay is a finance and accounting professional with progressive experience spanning over 30 years working for startups and medium/large scale global organizations (public and private).

Vijay is a finance and accounting professional with progressive experience spanning over 30 years working for startups and medium/large scale global organizations (public and private). He has held key financial executive positions in global conglomerates such as AGC Biologics (as their CFO), Cray Inc., Microsoft, and Fila, focusing on organizational growth and value. Vijay is enthusiastic about leveraging his experiences in technology, healthcare, retail, and bioscience.

Senior VP Engineering

Jay Marsh, MSME

Jay is an inventor on 31 of Innovega’s 67 US and International patent cases.

Jay has over 25 years of product development experience for unprecedented systems in many industries, including automotive, laser-based instrumentation, combustion physics research, contact lenses, and consumer electronics. He has a strong ability to function at all levels of the organization, including parts manufacturing and assembly management, chief engineer roles, and executive engineering leadership. While Jay's formal education is in mechanical engineering, he has gained deep exposure to many disciplines, including electronics, optics, and software, that provide strong leadership in the multidisciplinary teams he builds for solving challenging problems. Jay is an inventor on 31 of Innovega’s 67 US and International patent cases.

Chief Technology Officer

Arthur Zhang, PhD

Arthur is passionate about contributing to the greater social good through technology. He focuses on helping those with vision and other impairments live their best lives.

Arthur is a senior engineering leader with experience across science, technology, and human perception. He has built and led teams at early-stage startups. At Apple, Arthur and his team were responsible for architecture and systems engineering for the recently released Apple Vision Pro. He is passionate about contributing to the greater social good through technology. At Innovega, Arthur focuses on helping those with vision and other impairments live their best lives.

VP Contact Lens Materials and Development

Bill Meyers, PhD

Former VP of Science and Technology for Pilkington Barnes and Paragon Vision Sciences.

In-house General Counsel

Alan Koslow, JD (law)

Alan has been the general counsel for Innovega since January 2021.

Alan has been the general counsel for Innovega since January 2021. He previously worked at numerous technology companies, which include Expedia, AccessLine Communications, Classmates.com, BitTitan, AudienceScience, and Glympse. Alan started his legal practice at a Wall Street law firm and later was a partner at a Seattle law firm. His diverse range of legal experience covers executive-level oversight of privacy, regulatory, business development, and financial issues. Alan is licensed to practice law in both Washington State and New York.

Chief Technology Strategist

Casey Tegreene, MSEE, JD (law)

Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Invention Science Fund, Intellectual Ventures, and former CTO, Nasdaq-listed MicroVision. Casey is named as an inventor on more than 1,100 patents.

Casey is named as an inventor on more than 1,100 patents.

Director of Clinical Research

Ilya Volk, OD

Dr. Ilya Volk spearheads the development and execution of clinical trials and provides expert guidance on contact lens technology throughout product development.

Dr. Ilya Volk, OD, currently serves as the Director of Clinical Research at Innovega. In this role, he spearheads the development and execution of clinical trials and provides expert guidance on contact lens technology throughout product development.

Ilya has developed a deep passion for specialty contact lenses and medical device research throughout his career. He has managed several specialty contact lens clinics in San Diego and has presented on contact lens topics at the Global Specialty Lens Symposium.

Additionally, Ilya brings valuable experience as an Adjunct Clinical Affairs Specialist in the ophthalmic medical device sector. In this capacity, he has worked extensively with sponsors, Contract Research Organizations (CROs), and vendors to initiate and oversee clinical trials. Ilya's responsibilities include regulatory and quality assurance support, medical monitoring, and the education of research coordinators and surgeons on effective trial execution.

Driven by a strong commitment to advancing ocular technology, Ilya continues to be a dedicated leader in this field.

Peter DeGraziano, OD, FAOO, FIALVS

Dr. Peter DeGraziano, OD, FAAO, FIALVS, is an experienced low-vision specialist who owns Low Vision Institute Optometry in San Diego.

Dr. Peter DeGraziano, OD, FAAO, FIALVS, is an experienced low-vision specialist who owns Low Vision Institute Optometry in San Diego. With over 23 years in practice, he has dedicated his career to helping patients with vision impairments, such as macular degeneration, and achieve functional goals and regain independence. Peter serves as the director of program development for a national charitable organization, has assisted in numerous low vision-related civil and criminal legal cases, provides COPE-approved continuing education lectures, trains optometrists across the country in providing specialized low vision care for visually impaired patients, and is a proud fellow of both the International Academy of Low Vision Specialists and the American Academy of Optometry.

Executive Advisor

Avram Miller

Co-founder of Intel Capital and served as Vice President of Business Development for Intel Corporation.

Clinical Advisory Board

Richard L. Lindstrom, MD

Founder and attending surgeon of Minnesota Eye Consultants and Adjunct Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota Department of Ophthalmology.

Brian Chou, OD

Nationally recognized optometrist specializing in caring for keratoconus and other complex eye conditions with specialty scleral contact lenses.

Joe Barr, OD, MS

Former Global VP, Clinical and Medical Affairs, Bausch & Lomb; Emeritus Professor, the Ohio State University.