Eric Giler

He was previously CEO and a board member of WiTricity Corporation from 2008 to 2016.
WiTricity Corporation was founded in 2007 to commercialize a new technology for wireless electricity invented and patented two years earlier by a team of physicists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Previously, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Groove Mobile, a provider of mobile music commerce platforms, from 2006 until its acquisition by LiveWire Mobile in 2008.
Eric was the founder and served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Brooktrout Inc., a provider of telecom software and hardware platforms, from 1984 until its acquisition by EAS Group, Inc. in 2005.
Under Eric’s leadership, Brooktrout grew to over $150M in annual revenue, and had a successful IPO in 1992.
Eric is a trustee of Carnegie Mellon University and a corporation member of Mass General Brigham.
He is a board member of Streann Media in Miami, FL as well as an advisor to multiple technology companies.
He is the author of over 30 patents.
Eric holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.