https://padlet.com/AlexHern/About Alex Hern of San Diego established Tsunami XR, Inc., in 2014, and serves as its chief executive officer. The company builds on his in-depth experience in tech-centered entrepreneurial projects and offers a worldwide network of high-profile clients access to innovative digital workspaces and immersive knowledge-transfer experiences. Alex Hern’s 25-year career trajectory in the tech landscape at Tsunami XR and through other ventures includes developing work for a number of recognizable brands in the roles of founder, cofounder, investor, or board member. In 1996, Alex Hern cofounded Inktomi, Inc., whose web-crawler-anchored search engine was later incorporated into the search infrastructure of HotBot. HotBot would go on to displace AltaVista and play a dominant role among search engines before the buildout of Google. In 1997, Hern founded and led seed-stage capital funder MILCOM Technologies, Inc., which drew investments totaling more than $600 million to 14 emerging firms. He followed up a year later by co-founding the email-marketing-management company Yesmail.com, which became a top-10 online destination and was acquired only a few years later by CMGI for a price of $520 million. Alex Hern’s enterprises have also included several cyber security-focused firms, with ArcSight, Inc., providing clients with security analysis and correlation. In 2010, Hewlett-Packard concluded its acquisition of ArcSight in a $1.5 billion deal. In 2014, Hern founded Tags, Inc. He continues to serve as the chief executive officer of the mobile messaging-centered firm. en-us 2019-02-15 05:26:58 UTC 2025-11-19 18:40:35 UTC hello@padlet.com AlexHern https://padlet.com/AlexHern/About/wish/331619805 2019-02-15 05:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/AlexHern/About/wish/331619805 AlexHern https://padlet.com/AlexHern/About/wish/331619854 2019-02-15 05:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/AlexHern/About/wish/331619854 AlexHern https://padlet.com/AlexHern/About/wish/331620174 2019-02-15 05:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/AlexHern/About/wish/331620174 AlexHern https://padlet.com/AlexHern/About/wish/342876215 With more than 25 years of experience in founding, acquiring, investing in, and developing tech companies in online, digital, and virtual spaces, San Diego-based Alex Hern serves as the CEO of Tsunami XR, Inc. He established the digital-workspace firm in 2014 after a string of successful ventures in San Diego County and beyond that included developing Inktomi, Inc., Yesmail.com, and the cyber security-focused ArcSight, Inc. Alex Hern additionally created the seed-stage venture capital-funding company MILCOM Technologies, Inc., in 1997.

While under Alex Hern’s leadership and afterward, MILCOM Technologies brought in venture funding in excess of $600 million from well-known funders such as Bessemer Venture Partners and IBM to support the development of 14 emerging tech companies. MILCOM took on the task of conceptualizing and launching these firms in collaboration with R&D-driven organizations such as government-agency laboratories and contractors focused on military-defense work.

Alex Hern has also served on on the boards of directors for such firms as the Canada-headquartered, privacy-centered software company Zero-Knowledge Systems, Inc., and the network-security service provider CloudShield Technologies, Inc.

In addition to his leadership of Tsunami XR and the messaging firm Tags, Inc., Hern continues to enjoy mentoring and advising newer entrepreneurs throughout the tech sector.]]> 2019-03-19 14:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/AlexHern/About/wish/342876215 AlexHern https://padlet.com/AlexHern/About/wish/454846131 Serving as the CEO of Tsunami XR, a San Diego-based technology company, Alex Hern possesses more than 20 years of entrepreneurial experience. The driving force behind the development of Tsunami XR’s digital workspace, San Diego resident Alex Hern is an expert in augmented reality (AR) tech and regularly attends the Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit (EWTS).]]> 2020-03-05 05:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/AlexHern/About/wish/454846131 AlexHern https://padlet.com/AlexHern/About/wish/462613688 Possessing more than 20 years of experience in launching tech ventures, Alex Hern is a successful technology entrepreneur who currently serves as the CEO of Tsunami XR in California’s San Diego County. In addition to his endeavors with Tsunami XR, Alex Hern enjoys exercising and meditating to unwind.]]> 2020-03-17 06:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/AlexHern/About/wish/462613688 AlexHern https://padlet.com/AlexHern/About/wish/480198375 The founder of more than a dozen companies, Alex Hern is a prominent entrepreneur who serves as the CEO of Tsunami XR in San Diego. Responsible for leading Tsunami XR’s growth in the area of augmented reality technology, San Diego businessman Alex Hern has showcased his company’s technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and other industry trade conferences.]]> 2020-03-29 08:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/AlexHern/About/wish/480198375 AlexHern https://padlet.com/AlexHern/About/wish/501812689 Alex Hern, a serial entrepreneur based in San Diego, California, focuses on implementing the vision and mission of his technology company, Tsunami XR. In his free time, Alex Hern enjoys a range of hobbies, including sailing.]]> 2020-04-10 10:15:34 UTC https://padlet.com/AlexHern/About/wish/501812689