Shavini Fernando
Founder & CEO | WBJ 40 under 40 (2022)| TedX Speaker | VR, WEB Designer Developer
OxiWear
Founder & CEO | WBJ 40 under 40 (2022)| TedX Speaker | VR, WEB Designer Developer
OxiWear
September 06, 2024 | 04:30 PM (EDT) - 05:30 PM (EDT)
About Shavini Fernando, MA
Shavini Fernando, the founder and CEO of OxiWear, is a seasoned web designer and developer who specializes in video games and virtual reality (VR). She graduated from the University of Portsmouth with a B.S. in Computer Science, an M.B.A. from Edith Cowan University, and a MA in Communication, Culture, and Technology (CCT) from Georgetown University. After being diagnosed with severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) as a result of Eisenmenger syndrome, she created OxiWear, the first ear-wearable pulse oximeter for continuous oxygen monitoring and low oxygen warning for herself and the greater community at risk of hypoxia.