Serial entrepreneur who has successfully built the industry leading company in the RFID space, by hiring the founder of the technology from MIT. Authored two books published by John Wiley and Sons, and experienced speaker on RFID, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. I believe people have a moral obligation to make the world a better place to the best of their talents. I sit on the board of two Universities (Trinity College, Dublin Ireland and University of Virginia, both business schools)and am on the board of Peace Players International (www.peaceplayersintl.org) which uses sport to bring opposing sides together in areas of conflict. My interests are in three primary areas: learning and innovation; sports and outdoor activities, and my family. I spent five years training for the Olympics in the sport of rowing and finished second in the 1996 Olympics and won many international and national championships.
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CEO, ODIN
Private, 21-50 employees, Other (please specify) industryFounder and current leader of ODIN technologies the leader in radio frequency identification (RFID). in this capacity Mr. Sweeney is responsible for strategy and growth both domestically and internationally. As a patent holder in RFID technology he has a keen passion in innovation and driving the industry forward. He has received numerous awards and accolades for advancing the RFID industry and continues to be involved in setting standards and policy to make RFID easier to adopt and gain benefit from.
University of Virginia, Virginia, United States
Master’s degree, 1997.
Areas of study: MBA
University of New Hampshire, United Kingdom
Bachelor’s degree, 1988.
Areas of study: Computer science, art, business adminstration
Activities and societies: Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Skiing and rowing teams, intramural hockey
