Jon Bruner

Jon Bruner is a journalist and data scientist who is an expert on 3D printing, manufacturing, and artificial intelligence. He works for Formlabs, a producer of professional 3D printers, where he directs the Digital Factory program, which focuses on digital manufacturing strategy. Before joining Formlabs, Bruner oversaw O'Reilly Media's publications on artificial intelligence, hardware, the Internet of Things, manufacturing, and electronics, and was program chair, along with Joi Ito, of the O'Reilly Solid conference, which covered the intersection between software and the physical world. He was previously data editor at Forbes Magazine, where he combined writing and programming to approach a broad variety of subjects, from the operation of the Columbia River's dams to migration within the United States. He studied mathematics and economics at the University of Chicago and lives in San Francisco.