An award-winning writer and producer, Nussbaum founded Proto after 20 years in the entertainment industry, having spent time in sports radio, television, podcasting and live events. Proto is the world’s first free-standing hologram device and platform that makes holographic communication and spatial computing a reality. It has been acknowledged as the creator of a new medium by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch and the BBC and has been recognized with patents across North America. Company. Proto’s technology is in use on six continents and by dozens of Fortune 500 companies, 50 universities, the top healthcare organizations in the country, all of the pro sports leagues and Hollywood studios, as well as top retailers and hospitality brands. Proto’s AI Avatars are letting people connect asynchronously and are in use by executives, celebrities, doctors and more. David was named to TIME’s Healthcare100 List for 2025 and has spoken at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, USC, the Infinity Festival, CES, Christie’s Art + Tech Conference, and at L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art. With the slogan, “If you can’t BE there, BEAM there!” David walks the walk, beaming from company headquarters in Los Angeles to meetings on multiple continents every week to save on business travel time and expense – as well as carbon impact. His vision is for the benefits of hologram communication to be available to every school, hospital. business, government and cultural institution – connecting people across every kind of divide. David lives in Southern California with his wife and three children.
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