Entrepreneurial Considerations in a Global Economy: Competition, Culture, and Currency

Christopher Clover has served as the president and CEO of Mechdyne Corporation since founding the company in 1996. Mechdyne is a global leader in virtual reality systems, with such clients as Boeing, Conoco Phillips, Ford Motor Company, John Deere, NASA, and the U.S. Army. The company developed the first commercial CAVE to be driven with personal computers, the first rear-projected curve screen systems used in immersive visualization applications, and the world's first reconfigurable immersive room. Clover earned a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and an M.B.A. from Iowa State University. Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series and part of the Iowa State 150th Anniversary Alumni Lecture Series.