EFL

Role: Mentor

Tracks: Digital Tech - Digital Health

Jodd Readick

CTO, Precision Ag AI and IoT

Jodd has spent 30+ years as a serial entrepreneur, product innovator, and management consultant. He has designed and managed IT and AI systems as an entrepreneur and Fortune 100 executive. He co-founded several telecommunications companies including User Centric Communications (named by Deloitte as the 6th fastest growing IT firm in NYC); Vumber.com (anonymous calling); DMI Communications (prepaid calling cards); and Unwired Mobile (patented blockchain technology for IoT applications in international mobile roaming). As the telecommunications subject matter expert for Arthur Anderson, Jodd worked with companies such as AT&T and Samsung, advised clients on multi-billion dollar M&A transactions and was the lead due diligence SME in litigation support for a multi-billion dollar bankruptcy petition for the US Supreme Court. Jodd spent five years at DuPont where he was one of the four innovators who created Rapid Prototyping which became Agile Development. Prior to that, he advised Wells Fargo on call center architecture. And very early in his career, Jodd created the first AI system for medical billing for Beth Israel Hospital. Currently, Jodd is the CTO of AI for Opti-Harvest - a ground-breaking agtech company using natural sunlight to substantially increase marketable fruit yield and improve water use efficiency. Jodd is also launching a new company – Clarify AI - to address the problem of patients being stuck with inaccurate and impossible to understand medical bills. Jodd is an active angel investor, advisor to numerous firms and judges at entrepreneur events. He is a founding member of the New York chapter of Keiretsu Forum, (the world’s largest angel network). He is a member of the Mid Atlantic Bio Angels, Landmark Angels, and a venture partner at Treasure Coast Ventures. He has two issued patents. Jodd holds a BA in Psychology with an emphasis in Artificial Intelligence from Stony Brook University.