Overview
Herbert Dwyer is Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Empeq[1]. Dwyer's career has focused on addressing inefficiencies caused by fragmented data systems, beginning with experience as a U.S. Marine Corps intelligence operator and continuing through leading infrastructure assessments[2]. At Empeq, Dwyer leads development of technology using proprietary artificial intelligence and computer vision to convert photographs and field data into structured intelligence[2]. Dwyer holds an MBA from Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management and Smith School of Business at Queen's University[11][12], along with a Bachelor of Science from Rochester Institute of Technology[13]. Dwyer has served as Venture Partner at The Veteran Fund[9], Grand Prize Winner of the 2024 Veteran Pitch Competition[4], and IMPEL Innovator with the U.S. Department of Energy[8].
Profile introduction
I’ve spent my career working in environments where bad data slows everything down. From my time as a U.S. Marine Corps intelligence operator to leading hundreds of infrastructure assessments, I saw firsthand how fragmented systems and manual processes create risk, inefficiency, and missed opportunities. Today, I’m the Founder & CEO of EMPEQ, where we’re building a fundamentally new way to understand the physical world. EMPEQ uses proprietary AI, computer vision, and a growing knowledge graph to turn photos and field data into structured, decision-ready intelligence. What used to take hours o…
Career history
- Co-Founder & Chief Executive OfficerApr 2016 to presentEmpeq
- Grand Prize Winner ($100k) - 2024 The Veteran Fund Veteran Pitch CompetitionOct 2024 to Nov 2024The Veteran Fund
- Guest Lecturer - Green Technology Innovation Fellows Program @ Cornell UniversityOct 2023 to Aug 2024Entrepreneurship at Cornell
- Grand Prize Winner ($150K) - 2023 Hustle Defense AccelerstorFeb 2023 to Aug 2024Griffiss Institute
- Senior Mentor (Cornell University)May 2021 to Aug 2024Life Changing Labs
- IMPEL InnovatorNov 2023 to Apr 2024U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- Venture PartnerNov 2021 to Mar 2023The Veteran Fund
- AdvisorMar 2021 to Mar 2023Lifeboat Ventures
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management2017 - 2019Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management at Smith School of Business2017 - 2019Queen's University
BS with Alpha Sigma Lambda designation, Bachelor of Science2001 - 2003Rochester Institute of Technology
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