Dr. Alvin M. Despain

Dr. Alvin M. Despain is the Chief Technology Officer of Acorn Technologies. He co-founded Acorn Technologies while on leave from the University of Southern California. At USC, he was Powell Professor of Computer Engineering. In 2001 he become Professor Emeritus at USC.

In 1996, he became a Fellow of the I.E.E.E., the major professional society in the electronics and computer field, for his work in computer architecture. He has also been a Professor at U.C. Berkeley, Stanford University, Utah State University and the University of Utah. He has founded three enterprises to develop basic university research into commercial products.

Dr. Despain has a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah.