Brett Jones

2024 Young Alumni Achievement Award

Brett Jones is an expert in turning advanced technologies into innovative products. Brett was the co-founder and CEO of Lightform, a startup that made projection mapping easy using 3D scanning and generative effects. Lightform made hardware and software so any designer could quickly add magical effects and information to spaces and experiences. Over seven years, Lightform shipped 12,000 devices and raised $18 million in venture capital. In 2021, Lightform joined Amazon Devices, and Brett is now the Head of Product for a new device, leading a team owning Product Management, User Experience, and Design Technology. Brett has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where his research focused on computer vision and human-computer interaction. Before graduating, he was a serial research intern at Walt Disney Imagineering and Microsoft Research.