Peter Diamandis
Peter Diamandis is a serial entrepreneur, futurist, technologist, and international pioneer in the fields of innovation, incentive competitions and commercial space. He is the Founder and Chairman of XPRIZE, which leads the world in designing and operating large-scale incentive competitions. He is also the Executive Founder and Director of Singularity University, a global learning and innovation community. Peter has started over 25 companies in the areas of longevity, space, venture capital, and education. He is focused on driving breakthroughs in products, companies, industries—and humanity. He also serves as the Co-Founder of BOLD Capital Partners, a venture fund with $250M investing in exponential technologies. Peter is a New York Times Bestselling author of six books, including Abundance – The Future Is Better Than You Think, BOLD – How to go Big, Create Wealth & Impact the World and The Future is Faster Than You Think.
Peter Diamandis Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and Executive Chairman
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Founder and Executive Chairman
Academic History
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M.D., Medicine
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M.S., AeroAstro
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B.S., Molecular Biology
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
Founder and Executive Chairman, Singularity University
Co-Founder, BOLD Capital Partners
Founder and Curator, Abundance360
Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, COVAXX
Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, Human Longevity
Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, Celularity
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Space Adventures
EXPERTISE
Peter is described by many as "the best and most dynamic speaker in the industry."
He is an inspiration for entrepreneurs seeking to change the world; corporate executives navigating exponential times; and technologists working on their next major breakthrough.
He is passionate about solving some of the world's grand challenges and is focused on driving breakthroughs in products, companies, industries—and humanity.
He also counsels the world's top enterprises on how to utilize exponential technologies and incentivized innovation to dramatically accelerate their business objectives.
His favorite saying is “the best way to predict the future is to create it yourself.”
RECOGNITION
2014 Fortune Magazine World's 50 Greatest Leaders
2007 Arthur C. Clarke Award
2006 Lindbergh Award
2006 Neil Armstrong Award
First Heinlein Laureate
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Peter has been featured or quoted in Business Insider, Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, Bloomberg, Yahoo! Finance, and the Wall Street Journal.
He has appeared in Real Vision.