Richard Wan, OD, MS, FAAO was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He studied biomolecular science and business entrepreneurship with a focus in operations management at the University of Michigan. He then pursued his optometry training at the Ohio State University. Dr. Wan currently works at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Eye Clinic, where he serves as the department head, overseeing the operations of multiple clinics as well as the embedded optical fabrication laboratory.