Paul Hynek Information

Paul Hynek

Tech Entrepreneur
California

Biography:
Paul Hynek has decades of successful experience in finance, technology, and entertainment. Hynek is a Wharton MBA, an Adjunct Professor of Finance and Accounting at Pepperdine University, and the creator of startup financial projections software that has raised over $1 billion for thousands and startups. He has significant executive, software, and high-tech experience in the US, Europe, and Asia.

Hynek was involved in the making of Avatar, Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes, Tintin, Real Steel, Warcraft, The Hobbit, Halo, Call of Duty, and numerous other movies and games. Hynek led the successful acquisition of Giant Studios' ownership of its renowned virtual production motion capture software and was instrumental in Giant's sale to James Cameron for Avatar 2-5. Hynek was the technology consultant on Discovery Channel's Mayne vs. Shark. He has been in the forefront of entertainment technology for decades. He conceived and produced Surf Monkey, the world's first children's online service, and introduced it with Bill Gates at the launch event for Microsoft Internet Explorer 4. Hynek was instrumental in raising over $30,000,000 and positioning it for an IPO. As Director of Business Development at Bandai Digital Entertainment, he produced the first online service for a set-top box, managing this multi-million-dollar project with custom browser, chat, and e-mail, including relationships with over 100 developers.

Hynek currently works with the leading virtual and augmented reality companies, in both content creation and distribution. He is also active in cryptocurrency and Blockchain, advising several companies in the space. Hynek has significant board experience, serving on several corporate boards and advisory boards, and has 15 years of non-profit board experience, nine years as Chair.

Hynek is a grant reviewer for the National Science Foundation and leads the Technology Committee of the $100-million-dollar effort to revitalize Pershing Square, the oldest public space in Los Angeles. He has lived in Asia and Europe, is fluent in French, capable in Japanese, and speaks some Mandarin, Thai, Portuguese, and Spanish. He authored a paper entitled "The Hyper-Commons: How Open Science Prizes Can Expand and Level the Medical Research Playing Field," which was published in Rejuvenation Research.