Vivek Pathela has a vast background in the tech and business industry, particularly in connected devices and internet sharing. With a passion for sustainability, he honed his skills at top universities like Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and Tufts University. Pathela is the Cofounder and CEO at Omny IQ, a company focused on improving people's connected experiences while benefiting the environment. He is also a founding member of the D3 Data Science Research Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz - Jack Baskin School of Engineering. He has previously worked with companies such as PowerCloud, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Netgear, where he spearheaded the consumer products business from the dawn of WiFi, connecting millions of devices around the world.