Spotlight: Isaac Lidsky

Actor-turned-entrepreneur Isaac Lidsky was born with retinitis pigmentosa, which caused him to be completely blind by age 25. He starred as high school student Barton "Weasel" Wyzell during the first season of Saved by the Bell: The New Class in 1993. (I realize I'm dating myself here, but I remember Lidsky as Weasel.) He graduated from Harvard with an honors degree in mathematics and computer science at age 19 and then from Harvard Law School magna cum laude. Lidsky is the only blind person to be a Supreme Court clerk; he was also an undefeated U.S. Justice Department lawyer. He founded an Internet technology startup he eventually sold for $230 million as well as Hope for Vision, a nonprofit for the treatment of blinding diseases. In 2011, Lidsky became the CEO of central Florida-based ODC Construction, which he expanded into a $150 million company. He published his first book Eyes Wide Open last year and is a corporate speaker. Lidsky, who recently turned 39, lives with his wife and four children in Windermere, Florida. He's come a long way from his Weasel days. To learn more about this accomplished individual, go to http://www.lidsky.com/.

Isaac Lidsky then and now

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