Tan Le

In 2003, Tan co-founded Emotiv Systems, a neuroengineering company that has developed a breakthrough interface technology for digital media taking inputs directly from the brain. Emotiv’s vision is to revolutionize human-computer interface in the same way the graphical user interface (GUI) did 20 years ago.

Emotiv has developed a product prototype targeted at the gaming industry and is in discussions with several key sectors such as defense, automotive, iTV, and  health care. Emotiv is a recognized world leader and pioneer in this field of brain-computer interface. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has its R&D centre located in Sydney, Australia.

Tan has been a guest of the British High Commission and Foreign Commonwealth Office, a Goodwill Ambassador for Australia in Asia and is a Patron of the Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development Program. She has also been an Ambassador for the Status of Women since 2001. Tan has been appointed to a number of prominent Boards including Plan International Australia, Australian Citizenship Council, National Committee for Human Rights Education in Australia, RMIT Business in Entrepreneurship and the Centre for the Mind.