Marc Hodosh (born December 25, 1972) is an American entrepreneur who formerly owned, co-created and hosted the TEDMED conference.
In September 2019, Marc Hodosh and Dr.
Sanjay Gupta (CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent) announced a new event called Life Itself, set to launch in 2020 in partnership with CNN.
Both Gupta and Hodosh will serve as hosts and organizers.Hodosh previously led the Archon Genomics X PRIZE, which followed the Ansari Space X PRIZE.
He has been a consultant to inventor Dean Kamen at DEKA Research & Development and also chaired Kamen's FIRST Robotics competition within the Boston region.Earlier, Hodosh founded and sold ID One, which specialized in facial recognition technology for the US Military and Intelligence communities.
He also led business development at Viisage, a previously publicly traded, facial recognition company.
Hodosh's first business and entrepreneurial endeavors began by inventing and importing a variety of consumer products from Asia, with distribution through Bed Bath & Beyond, QVC television, Toys-R-Us, and others.