# Jennifer Aspell

> Jennifer Aspell is the CEO of BrightView Technologies, a Durham, North Carolina optics company that engineers micro lens array films to shape and manage light for displays, AR/VR, automotive, LiDAR, sensing and LED lighting. An electrical engineer trained at Rensselaer, UC Berkeley and Purdue, she started out at Bell Laboratories building technology for long-haul optical networks before moving through Lucent, JDS Uniphase and Tyco Electronics. She took the helm of BrightView in 2010 after the recession gutted its original rear-projection-TV market, and rebuilt it into a global supplier serving more than 200 customers, capped by a $7M Series B in 2025 led by Forvia Hella and Technology Venture Partners.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at BrightView Technologies
- **Organizations:** BrightView Technologies, Inc., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECSE Advisory Council), Bell Laboratories (former), Lucent Technologies (former), JDS Uniphase (former), Tyco Electronics (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, MBA, Purdue University, Krannert School of Management
- **Known for:** Rebuilt BrightView Technologies after its original rear-projection-TV market collapsed, repositioning it around computational optics and visual intelligence., Grew the company to more than 50 employees and over 200 global customers., Closed a $7M Series B in 2025 led by Forvia Hella and Technology Venture Partners.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Began at Bell Laboratories developing technology for long-haul optical networks.
- **1990s-2000s** — Held business and executive management roles at Lucent, JDS Uniphase and Tyco Electronics, focused on commercializing high-growth emerging technologies.
- **2010** — Joined BrightView Technologies as CEO after Tredegar Corporation acquired the company in the wake of the recession.
- **2022** — BrightView featured by NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership as a 'Hero in Manufacturing'; company grows past 50 employees and 200+ customers.
- **2025** — Closed a $7M Series B led by Forvia Hella and Technology Venture Partners to expand markets, accelerate R&D and increase production capacity.

## Achievements

- Rebuilt BrightView Technologies after its original rear-projection-TV market collapsed, repositioning it around computational optics and visual intelligence.
- Grew the company to more than 50 employees and over 200 global customers.
- Closed a $7M Series B in 2025 led by Forvia Hella and Technology Venture Partners.
- Holds several patents and authored numerous publications in optics.
- Serves on the Advisory Council of RPI's Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering department.
- Featured by Electronic Design as an innovator in its Women in Science & Engineering series.

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Profiled by GrepBeat on the $7M Series B, BrightView's roadmap, and her life outside work (ospreys, pickleball, trivia nights).
- **2025-02** — BrightView's most recent funding round (Series B) closed, led by Forvia Hella and Technology Venture Partners.

## Links

- Website: https://brightviewtechnologies.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-aspell-613b4b5

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Last updated: 2026-06-11