CO-FOUNDER/CEO , VERITONE
WHY: AI software and services chief, who says artificial intelligence will be integral part of movies, TV and other entertainment sectors.
IN THE NEWS: Lives and works in Orange County, where Veritone has a staff of about 175 after its HQ move to Denver two years ago. Veritone had about 3,700 software customers as of August and a little over 700 employees companywide.
NOTABLE: Calls offices at UCI Research Park the company’s “Orange County headquarters.”
QUOTABLE: “We have insatiable appetites for content. The only way we’re really going to meet those demands is not just the old way of producing things.”