Brendan Iribe (attended, 1997-98) previously served as the CEO and co-founder of Oculus, leading the team across multiple products and into Meta. Iribe's ambition, perseverance, and vision launched today’s virtual reality, bringing it to millions of consumers around the world. Iribe’s leadership in other companies like Scaleform—co-founded by him, Michael Antonov, and Andrew Reisse while at UMD—kickstarted his impressive journey as a serial entrepreneur. Iribe is currently working on a new venture focused on changing the way we interact with computers and AI.