Peter C. Schultz, Ph.D., is co-inventor of the fiber optics used worldwide for telecommunications. He is an internationally-recognized scientist and has received numerous awards for his work including the National Medal of Technology and induction in the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the National Academy of Engineering. As an expert in fiber optic technology, he actively consults in the field to numerous international companies and has served as an expert witness in various fiber-related patent infringement and litigation cases.

He was President and Chief Technology Officer of Heraeus Inc. (1988-2001), the US subsidiary of a multibillion-dollar private German company serving the fiber telecom, semiconductor and optics markets. Prior to that, he was VP Technology (1984-1988) for SpecTran Corp (now part of OFS) and Senior Scientist for Corning, Inc. (1967-1984). Since 2001, he has provided consulting services through Peter Schultz Consulting LLC. As Director and advisor (2010-2019), he helped build and operate an open access all-fiber optic telecom system in the US Virgin Islands (viNGN).

He is a graduate of Rutgers University (B.S.1964, Ph.D.1967) and the MIT Sloan School Senior Executive Program (1984). Peter Schultz holds 26 patents, has written over 22 research papers and is the recipient of numerous other awards recognizing his achievements, including the American Innovator Award (first recipient-US Dept. of Commerce) and the Czech Gold Medal for Achievement.

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