Nolan Bushnell is best known as the founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theater. Having brought "PONG" to the masses, he is justifiably revered as the "Father of the Video Game Industry."

Over the past 25 years Bushnell has founded over 20 companies. Additionally, he has provided consulting services to numerous corporations, including Commodore International, IBM, and Cisco Systems. He sits on the board of directors of several leading companies, including Wave Systems and QQLink, Inc.

Bushnell holds several patents on some of the basic technologies from many early video games and is also the inventor or co-inventor of numerous worldwide patents in various other fields and industries.

Over the years he has received many awards of distinction, including induction into the "Video Game Hall of Fame" and the Consumer Electronics Association's "Hall of Fame."

Bushnell received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah, where he is a "Distinguished Fellow," and also attended Stanford University Graduate School. With a passion for enhancing and improving the educational process and a desire to motivate others, he frequently lectures at major universities and corporations, inspiring others with his views on entrepreneurship and innovation.

Currently, Nolan is CEO, Founder, and Chairman of the Board of uWink, Inc., a global network entertainment system.