Simon Prakash is the Executive Vice President of Product at EXO, a medical device company focused on bringing a high-quality handheld ultrasound device into the hands of the many and unconstrained from the walls of the clinic or hospital. Simon leads a team of engineers developing the proprietary pMUT technology as well as the final product. The goal is to put immediate medical imaging in the hands of providers anywhere and everywhere.
Simon recently left AliveCor, a startup in Mountain View, where his purpose as CTO was to make a difference in peoples’ health. There he led the development of multiple consumerfriendly, FDA-approved EKG devices with Al algorithms. By getting actionable health data into the hands of the consumer, AliveCor has improved and saved many of their consumers’ lives.
Simon previously served as the Senior Director of Product Hardware Development at Google where he led the design and development of the current and future versions of Google Glass as well as defining other future products. During his tenure at Google, he was responsible for product development, technology pathfinding, and started the reliability, battery, safety, and quality teams within Google X.
Simon earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Colorado. He has presented at several IEEE and ASME conferences including Wearables, loT, component packaging, silicon architecture, thermal design, and reliability