BIOGRAPHY

Astro Teller, Ph.D.

Title: CEO
Affiliation: BodyMedia

Biography

Astro Teller, Ph.D., is cofounder, chairman, and chief executive officer of BodyMedia, Inc. Prior to starting BodyMedia in 1999, Dr. Teller was
cofounded Sandbox Advanced Development, an advanced development technology company.

Before his tenure as a business executive, Dr. Teller taught at Stanford University, and was an engineer and researcher for Phoenix Laser Technologies, Stanford’s Center for Integrated Systems, and The Carnegie Group Inc.

Dr. Teller holds a bachelors degree in computer science from Stanford University, a masters degree in symbolic and heuristic computation, also from Stanford University, and a doctorate in artificial intelligence from Carnegie Mellon University, where he was a recipient of the prestigious Hertz Fellowship.

As a respected scientist and seasoned entrepreneur, Dr. Teller has successfully created and grown two companies and holds numerous U.S. patents related to his previous work and BodyMedia’s sensors, hardware, and software technology.

Dr. Teller’s work in science, literature, art, and business has appeared in international media from The New York Times to CNN to NPR's “All Things Considered.” Dr. Teller has given invited talks for branches of the armed services and at numerous national and international technology and business forums on the subject of computer science and the future of intelligent technology.