VRC advisors

G. Wayne Clough

Dr. Clough is President Emeritus of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). He recently retired as the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Clough was president of Georgia Tech from 1994 to 2008, when he oversaw dramatic changes in the institute, including $1 billion in new construction. At the Smithsonian Clough was the driving force to digitize the entire archives of the Smithsonian, bringing the educational value of the institution to the world through the internet. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed him to the President's Council of Science and Technology. In 2004, Bush appointed him a member of the National Science Board.

James Newton Howard

James Newton Howard is one of the most popular and respected composers for cinema, and has scored over 100 films. Howard won a Grammy® for his film score for THE DARK KNIGHT and has received eight Academy Award nominations. Some of Howard's best known film scores include PRETTY WOMAN, THE PRINCE OF TIDES, THE FUGITIVE, KING KONG, BLOOD DIAMOND, THE HUNGER GAMES, and MALEFICENT.

Kevin Morrow

Kevin Morrow has worked for nearly 30 years in the music industry as a talent manager, concert promoter and marketing executive. He was the President of Live Nation's New York division and previously worked as a Senior Vice President of Tours & Talent for House of Blues Entertainment nationwide. In addition to his roles with such distinguished companies, his accomplishments include acquiring acts for the Superbowl including artists ZZ Top, Blues Brothers and James Brown.

George Rose

George Rose is founder of Suffolk Ventures, an investment vehicle in entertainment and technology companies. Since Suffolk Ventures was established, it has become an active player in seed stage and early stage investments in start up entities. The company holds a diversified portfolio of a dozen companies in various stages of growth. In addition to business interests, Mr. Rose also follows his long held interests in the effect of technology and entertainment on medical and social issues. In 2011, he started THE ROSE FAMILY FOUNDATION, a 501c3 charitable foundation committed to the exploration and promotion of the use of video game technology and know-how in education, medicine, and other areas of social impact.

Mr. Rose became Executive Vice President and Chief Public Policy Officer of Activision Blizzard in November 2009 and retired at the end of 2012 to pursue personal investment and consulting interests. Mr. Rose joined Activision Blizzard in July 1995 and held various positions of increasing responsibility within the Business and Legal Affairs Department from then until November 2009, including serving as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Activision Blizzard from April 2000 until September 2007. Prior to joining Activision Blizzard, Mr. Rose was in private practice in Los Angeles from 1986 to 1995. Mr. Rose holds a B.B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School.

Laurent Scallie

Laurent Scallie  deeply passionate about VR and has dedicated his life to this medium since 1992. His accomplishments include founding and running, as CEO, 3 VR companies from Location Based Entertainment (LBE) VR to introducing, developing and fielding three generations of dismounted infantry military simulation systems to the U.S. Army. He was also a key catalyst behind the creation of Oculus. He was granted 3 patents in VR and has a couple more pending, designed VR hardware, middleware, software and VR content. Currently Founder and CEO of Red Pill VR, building the future of VR music visualization, he is also contributor to the VR Proto Awards and the Siggraph AR/VR contest as a judge.

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg is an American film director, producer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. Widely considered one of the most influential filmmakers in cinematic history, Spielberg is the founder of the USC Shoah Foundation institute, as well as a co-founder of DreamWorks Studios. Having won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for SCHINDLER'S LIST and Best Director for SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, he is also known for such blockbusters as JURASSIC PARK, E.T.: THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL, and JAWS.