Cole Kawana
Authentic Interactions, Storyfile, Japanese American Stories, Clean Water Ambassadors
- Role
- Chief Innovation Officer at Authentic Interactions
- Location
- Malibu, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Cole Kawana
Cole Kawana advances conversational video AI at StoryFile, managing client relationships with museums and enterprises, designing hardware integrations, and supporting production through filming, editing, and corporate strategy.As founder of Japanese American Stories, Cole created six AI-driven video histories of Japanese American concentration camp survivors, now featured at the Japanese American National Museum and the National WWII Museum.In the nonprofit sector, Cole founded the Clean Water Ambassadors Foundation, delivering water filters to underserved communities in dozens of countries. This initiative was primarily funded by CWAF-branded water bottles, which he designed, produced, marketed, and sold.Cole’s documentary films have been showcased at the White House Film Festival and Sun Valley Film Festival, archived at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, and displayed at the Japanese American National Museum.A professional hydrofoil surfer sponsored by Lift Hydrofoils and Freedom Foil Boards, Cole also conducted research at USC on the hydrodynamics of novel hydrofoil designs.
Experience
Chief Innovation Officer
Sep 2025 — Present
Education
University of Southern California
Mechanical engineering , Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
2016 — 2020
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