David Holz is CTO and Co-founder of Leap Motion, a company breaking down the barriers between people and technology to realize the full potential of both. Using Leap Motion’s unique combination of hardware and software, users can interact with their computers using natural hand and finger movements in the air.

Prior to co-founding Leap Motion, David contracted for NASA’s Langley Research Center and conducted neuroscience research while at The Max Planck Institute. David studied Applied Math at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and left his PhD program to co-found Leap Motion.