Jay Wright is responsible for developing and driving Qualcomm's augmented reality commercialization strategy. In this role, he manages the Company’s partnerships with innovators in industry and academia, and leads Qualcomm's efforts to enable augmented reality within the mobile ecosystem.
Wright brings nearly 20 years experience in developing software and services for mobile and wireless devices to his role at Qualcomm. Prior to joining the Company, Wright was CEO of SingleTap Inc., a company focused on simplifying the discovery, purchase and installation of software directly from Windows Mobile and Palm OS devices. Through his leadership, SingleTap established partnerships and product distribution deals with a variety of leading consumer and automotive companies, allowing them to distribute personalized mobile applications and content to thousands of consumers and employees.
Previously, as founder and CEO of Wright Strategies Inc., Wright led the development of tools and software infrastructure that enabled Windows solution providers to develop and deploy PDA applications capable of synchronizing data with enterprise data sources. Under his strategic direction, the company’s FormLogic software platform was used to deploy tens of thousands of devices for name-brand consumer products companies.
An inventor and software engineer, Wright holds three patents – two of which encompass data synchronization between mobile devices and have been regarded as landmark patents in the field of wireless email.
Wright earned a Bachelor of Arts in quantitative economics and decision sciences from the University of California, San Diego.
