William West has been a successful entrepreneur and sailor. He founded four start-ups and was a senior executive of three publicly traded companies in the United States and UK. William has won 30 product awards. One of his companies was recognized as a top-three International Learning Technology Company and another was cited as one of the top four virtual reality companies byForbes magazine. He’s won 20 entrepreneurial awards, including ten Inc. 5000, and was featured on 60 Minutes. William’s latest venture, Active Insights, builds AI surveillance technology to protect patrons of large-scale venues such as casinos and stadiums, identifying and intervening nefarious activity, from assault to sex trafficking.