BOCA RATON, FL, February 05, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Chris Carson, founder, Global Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of EchoTwin AI Inc., has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Mr. Carson is recognized for dynamic leadership and entrepreneurial vision in artificial intelligence. Since founding EchoTwin AI in 2024, he has led the company's mission to deliver contextual asset intelligence through advanced Physical AI—systems that gather and analyze contextual information about assets and infrastructure to provide actionable urban intelligence for municipalities.

EchoTwin AI integrates vision systems into municipal fleet vehicles—including garbage trucks, street sweepers, transit buses, and inspection vehicles—enabling cities to optimize operations and enhance public services. In his role, Mr. Carson is responsible for platform architecture, market development, product development, marketing and communications, patent development, and close collaboration with engineering teams to solve complex technical challenges.

Before establishing EchoTwin AI, Mr. Carson founded Hayden AI in 2019 and served as its Global Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board through 2024, leading the development of vision systems for traffic and parking enforcement. Under his leadership, the company scaled to nearly $80 million in revenue and approximately 250 employees prior to his exit. Over seven years, Mr. Carson raised nearly $240 million to build and grow venture-backed technology companies.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Carson served as Senior Program Director for Open Innovation at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagoya, where he managed cross-functional teams advancing innovation initiatives within a global industrial context.

Mr. Carson's professional journey began with distinguished military service. From 1990 to 1994, he served in Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST) Company with the United States Marine Corps in Norfolk. He also contributed to counternarcotics operations with ethnic armed organizations in Myanmar.

Across his career, Mr. Carson has been awarded multiple patents reflecting his commitment to technological advancement, including "Detecting Compliance Violations Using Advanced Computer Vision and Generative Artificial Intelligence" (2025), "Machine Learning Framework to Detect and Monitor Compliance Matters" (2025), and "System and Method for Managing Traffic Rules Using Multiple Mapping Layers with Traffic Management Semantics" (2021). His membership in IEEE underscores his engagement with leading standards and professional networks.

Mr. Carson attended Waseda University, pursuing doctoral studies in information architecture in the Computer Vision and Signal Processing Laboratory, where his research focused on simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) for security robots. He earned a Bachelor of Science in international business management with a focus in Asian Studies from Lynn University in 1995.

Reflecting on his career, Mr. Carson attributes much of his success to the determination instilled during his time in the Marine Corps and a leadership philosophy centered on leading from the front. He remains committed to serving communities through innovation and building technologies that improve safety, efficiency, and quality of life.

Mr. Carson's accomplishments have been recognized through numerous awards and honors, including the Builders and Innovators Award from Goldman Sachs (2024), recognition from Berkeley SkyDeck (2019), Startup Grind (2016), and TechCrunch Startup Battlefield (2015), as well as an Outstanding Achievement Award from Apple Inc.

Born in Big Rapids, Mr. Carson enjoys racing motorcycles and supercars. Looking ahead, he aims to expand EchoTwin AI's influence as a market leader in cognitive and self-healing cities while continuing to develop innovative technologies, advance the state of the art through patents, and make a positive global impact.

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