# John Serri

> John A. Serri is a physicist-turned-entrepreneur and the co-founder, Chairman and CEO of EyeQue Corporation, a Newark, California company that turns an ordinary smartphone into a clinically registered eye-refraction device. With a PhD in Physics from MIT and 35 years spent building secure government networks and one of the world's largest satellite phone systems (Globalstar), Serri launched EyeQue in his 60s to make affordable vision testing available to anyone with a phone. Under his leadership EyeQue built its at-home Personal Vision Tracker on technology licensed from MIT, won CES 2017 Best of Innovation, amassed roughly 25 patents, and reached users in more than 150 countries.

- **Role:** Chairman of the Board and CEO, EyeQue Corporation
- **Organizations:** EyeQue Corporation, MIT, Bell Laboratories, AT&T, Lockheed Martin, Loral, Globalstar, Trimble Navigation
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS, Mathematics and Physics, State University of New York at Albany, PhD, Physics (advisor David Pritchard), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- **Known for:** Co-founded EyeQue Corporation and scaled its smartphone vision technology to more than 150 countries, Won CES 2017 Best of Innovation for the EyeQue Personal Vision Tracker, Holds roughly 25 patents across hardware and software

## Career timeline

- **1980** — Earned PhD in Physics from MIT, researching state-to-state molecular collisions under Professor David Pritchard
- **1980s** — Joined Bell Laboratories in New Jersey working on applied physics and technology management
- **1980s-2010s** — Held technical and management roles at AT&T, Lockheed Martin, Loral, and Trimble Navigation across aerospace and government
- **1990s** — Served as a main architect and developer of Globalstar, one of the world's largest satellite mobile device networks; designed secure networks for the U.S. government
- **2014** — Met future co-founder Tibor Laczay, who pitched the idea of an at-home smartphone vision test
- **2015** — Co-founded EyeQue Corporation in the San Francisco Bay Area, licensing MIT's inverse Shack-Hartmann refraction technology; served as CTO and COO
- **2017** — EyeQue Personal Vision Tracker won Best of Innovation at CES 2017
- **2019** — Became President of EyeQue
- **2021** — Became CEO of EyeQue; company completed Series C funding

## Achievements

- Co-founded EyeQue Corporation and scaled its smartphone vision technology to more than 150 countries
- Won CES 2017 Best of Innovation for the EyeQue Personal Vision Tracker
- Holds roughly 25 patents across hardware and software
- Was a main architect and developer of Globalstar, one of the world's largest satellite mobile networks
- Designed secure networks for the U.S. government
- Published more than fifteen peer-reviewed articles in physics, chemistry, and engineering
- Served as a professor of computer science and astronomy

## Latest updates

- **2021-11** — Became CEO of EyeQue after serving as President and CTO/COO
- **2021-08** — EyeQue's latest funding round (Series C) closed, part of a reported total near $56.9M raised

## Links

- Website: https://eyeque.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnaserri
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/EyeQueCorp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4QoxpHojR8
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/EyeQueCorp

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Last updated: 2026-07-01