Isaac Lidsky
| Isaac Lidsky | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Isaac Jared Lidsky July 30, 1979 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Occupation | Author, speaker and CEO of ODC Construction |
| Notable work | Eyes Wide Open: Overcoming Obstacles And Recognizing Opportunities in a World That Can’t See Clearly |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothy Johnston (2004–present) |
Isaac Lidsky is a corporate speaker, author and entrepreneur. Before losing his sight he played Weasel on NBC's Saved by the Bell: The New Class. He is the only blind person to serve as a law clerk for the U.S. Supreme Court. He currently serves as CEO of ODC Construction, a residential shell contractor in Florida.
Lidsky was born in and grew up in Miami. A childhood actor, he was in a diaper commercial when he was six months old, and he went on to perform in more than 100 commercials. In 1993, when he was 13, he was cast as Weasel on NBC's Saved by the Bell: The New Class. Also in 1993 he was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a retinal degenerative disease that leads to progressive sight loss and blindness.
Lidsky left Los Angeles in 1994 to attend college. He graduated from Harvard University in 1999 with an honors degree in mathematics and computer science. In 2001 he returned to Harvard to study law. Lidsky graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2004. While there, he served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review and a Fellow of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society.
In June 1999 Lidsky founded an internet advertising technology startup with Joe Zawadzki. Originally named “ru4.com,” the company eventually became [x+1] and was acquired in 2015 for $230 million. Lidsky left the company after two years to attend Harvard Law School.
After Law School, Lidsky clerked for Judge Thomas L. Ambro on the United States courts of appeals for the Third Circuit. He then joined the Appellate Staff of the Civil Division of the Justice Department. In two and a half years in that position, Lidsky argued more than twelve cases on behalf of the U.S. government in federal courts of appeal.
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