Sonny Vu

Sonny Vu is a seasoned entrepreneur known for his passion in building impactful companies through revolutionary solutions in the fields of materials science and biotechnology.

With a background that includes leadership roles like President and CTO at Fossil Group, Connected Devices, Sonny has a track record of utilizing fashion and design to enhance the functionality and beauty of technology.

His entrepreneurial journey includes founding companies like Elemental Machines, Misfit Wearables (acquired by Fossil), AgaMatrix, and FireSpout, showcasing his versatility in IoT, wearables, biosensors, and natural language processing.

Prior to his entrepreneurial ventures, Sonny Vu delved into academic pursuits, working on NLP at Microsoft Research, pursuing a PhD in Linguistics at MIT under Noam Chomsky, and studying mathematics at UIUC.

Sonny's educational background is equally diverse, ranging from Mathematics and Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to additional studies in Hungarian, Hebrew, and Mandarin.

Currently, Sonny Vu serves as the Founder of Alabaster, where he continues his mission to catalyze positive changes on a global scale through innovative technologies.