Jack K Zhang

Helping Organizations Evaluate, Develop, and Commercialize Emerging Technologies

30+ Years | Former CEO & CTO | 12 U.S. Patents | USPTO Invited Speaker
Medical Device • Digital Health • Wearables • AI
Human-Centric Technologies

Technology Strategy • Product Strategy • Technology Due Diligence

Where I Add Value

Investment & Due Diligence
Should we invest in this technology or company?
Is this technology truly differentiated?
Product Strategy
Can this technology become a commercially successful product?
What are the biggest commercialization risks?
AI & Human-Centric Technologies
Are we measuring the right human signals?
What evidence is needed to validate the technology?
Intellectual Property
Is the patent portfolio defensible?
Does the IP create a defensible competitive advantage?

How I Help Clients

Helping investors, innovators, and business leaders make better technology decisions.

Technology Strategy
Helping organizations identify the right technologies to invest in, develop, and commercialize.
-Evaluate emerging technologies
-Develop technology roadmaps
-Competitive positioning
-Innovation strategyProduct Strategy
Turning promising technologies into commercially successful products.
-Product architecture
-Product-market fit
-Commercialization
-Product innovationTechnology Due Diligence
Helping investors and executives reduce technical and commercialization risk before major decisions.
-Investment due diligence
-Technical feasibility
-Competitive differentiation
-Product readiness
-Risk assessmentTechnology & IP Strategy
Building defensible technology and intellectual property that increases long-term business value.
-Patent portfolio strategy
-Innovation strategy
-Technology defensibility
-Licensing
-IP valuation

Areas of Expertise

Digital Health Technologies
-Medical Devices
-Digital Health
-Wearable Technology
-Connected HealthIntelligent Systems
-Artificial Intelligence
-Intelligent Sensing
-Computer Vision
-Human-Centered Measurement & AnalyticsEmerging Technologies
-XR & Spatial Computing
-Display Technologies
-Brain-Computer Interfaces
-Connected Devices (IoT)

About

Technology transforms lives when it is successfully developed, protected, and brought to market.
For more than 30 years, I have helped startups, investors, and established organizations evaluate, develop, and commercialize emerging technologies across AI, medical devices, digital health, wearable technology, intelligent sensing, and connected systems.My experience spans the full innovation lifecycle—from technology strategy and product development to intellectual property, regulatory planning, commercialization, and technology due diligence.Whether evaluating an investment, assessing an emerging technology, shaping a product roadmap, or strengthening an IP portfolio, I help organizations reduce technical risk, accelerate innovation, and make better technology decisions.

Executive Highlights

-Former CEO & CTO with 30+ years leading technology innovation
-USPTO Invited Speaker on emerging wearable & connected healthcare technologies
-12 U.S. patents and extensive intellectual property strategy experience
-Former Chair, Patent & Intellectual Property Committee, Nielsen/Arbitron
-Led products from concept through commercialization across startups and growth-stage companies
-Advisor in AI, medical devices, wearable technology, and technology strategy

Selected Experience

Awareable Technologies
Advancing AI-enabled healthcare and human-centric technologies.
MyHairCounts
AI-powered digital health and computer vision.
CaerVision/Vitall Health
Connected healthcare and wearable technologies.
Atlantic Medical
Medical imaging and diagnostic systems.
Arbitron / Nielsen
Human-centric measurement and analytics technologies.
PCB Piezotronics
Precision sensing and measurement technologies.

Innovation Areas

My patents span multiple technology domains, reflecting a career of solving complex engineering challenges at the intersection of sensing, AI, connected systems, and human-centered technologies.Human-Centered Measurement & Analytics
Patient & user compliance
Media exposure measurement
Audience analytics
Publication usage analyticsMedical Devices & Digital Health
Wearable therapeutics
AI-enabled health and wellness
Connected medical devicesIntelligent Sensing & & Computer Vision
Spatial Sensing
Emergency detection
Fall detection
Context-aware monitoring
Sensor fusionConnected Systems
Wireless mapping
Distributed sensing
Connected device intelligence
Human behavior analytics

Select US Patents

Emergency Detection and Alert Messaging (U.S. Patent 9,293,023)
Light Therapy Delivery Systems (U.S. Patent 11,458,329)
Universal Display Exposure Measurement (U.S. Patent 6,958,710)
Methods and Systems for Compliance Confirmation and Incentives
Methods for Mapping Wireless Transmitters for Market Research
Systems and Methods for Gathering Media Usage DataBeyond the patents themselves, my experience includes helping organizations identify patent opportunities, evaluate technology defensibility, and develop intellectual property strategies that support long-term business value.

Contact

Jack K. ZhangLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackkzhang

Email: [email protected]

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