Christopher Jaynes founded Mersive Technologies in 2006 and now serves as CTO. He received his Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the School of Computer Science at the University of Utah and went on to receive his doctoral degree at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he worked on artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction technologies. His work in academics and at Mersive has led to over 100 published scientific articles, over 20 patents, and the National Science Foundation CAREER award, which recognizes emerging leaders in their scientific field early in their career. In 2019, he was awarded the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Rocky Mountain region, recognizing his business and community leadership.