Ron Lin is Chief Technology Officer of Observer Media. Ron brings over a decade of software and technology experience, and will be responsible for expanding Observer’s digital media footprint. Prior to joining Observer, Ron was a co-founder and CTO of CARD.com, an online financial services provider. Throughout his career, Ron has been heavily involved in starting or growing early stage startups. Ron has previously been an Entrepreneur-in-residence for Los Angeles-based TenOneTen Ventures, and he currently serves on the board of Omni Nano, a non-profit focused on nanotechnology education for high school students. Ron has a Ph.D. from UCLA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Computer Science.