Jeff Ruediger

Magic Leap!

Jeff Ruediger is a technology executive with extensive experience in the gaming and augmented reality industries. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Overmatch, Inc., a company focused on creating and delivering Spatial Computing products and services.1

Prior to his current role, Ruediger held several significant positions at Magic Leap:

General Manager of Magic Leap Horizons (April 2018 - August 2019): In this role, he ran the day-to-day operations and product development for Magic Leap's Public Sector subsidiary.1
Managing Director of Magic Leap's Dallas office (April 2016 - April 2018): He was responsible for overseeing daily operations, Screens development, and the R&D roadmap at the McKinney Development Studio.1

Before joining Magic Leap, Ruediger's career included notable positions such as:

CEO of fuzzycube software (2011-2016), where he helped create popular mobile games like Temple Run 2.1
Manager of Game Technologies at Apple (2008-2011).1
Lead Software Engineer at Microsoft (2001-2008), where he contributed to the Age of Empires series and Halo Wars.1

Ruediger's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Baker University (1992-1996) and studies in Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation at DigiPen Institute of Technology (1996-1997).1

During his time at Magic Leap, Ruediger was involved in developing the company's Screens platform, which aimed to bring 2D video content into mixed reality environments.3 He described how users would be able to summon multiple virtual screens into their field of view, combining them with supplemental graphics to enhance the viewing experience.2 4