Shuo Chen

General Partner IOVC & Faculty at UC Berkeley

Expertise: Entrepreneurship & Investing

Shuo Chen is a General Partner at IOVC, where she focuses on early stage venture investments in Silicon Valley with a focus on future of work and enterprise/SaaS. She is also Faculty at UC Berkeley and Singularity University. Read Shuo's full bio here.

Naveen Jain

Vice Chair, Singularity Board of Directors

Expertise: Entrepreneurship & Moonshots

Naveen is an intensely curious entrepreneur who is focused on ideas that will push humanity forward. He is the author of the award-winning book Moonshots: Creating a World of Abundance. His current moonshot adventures are Viome and Moon Express. As a serial entrepreneur, he previously founded InfoSpace, Intelius, and TalentWise. Read Naveen's full bio.

Dr. Tiffany Vora

Singularity Vice Chair of Medicine and Digital Biology

Expertise: Digital Biology

Dr. Tiffany Vora is an educator, writer, research scientist, and entrepreneur. Tiffany’s expertise in biology and medicine encompasses fields as diverse as CRISPR, the microbiome, genetics, longevity, human space biology, AR/VR in the life sciences, ancient molecules, biophysics, tissue engineering, biohacking, and the quantitative analysis of large biological datasets. Read Tiffany's full bio here.

Simone Planté

Founder, HumAIn Capital & Managing Partner, Quantonation

Expertise: Digital Biology

As the founder of HumAIn Capital, Simone invests in cutting-edge technologies such as AI, Quantum Computing, and frontier technologies. In addition to her role at HumAIn Capital, Simone is a Venture Partner for Quantonation, the world’s first and largest early stage VC Fund dedicated to Quantum Technologies and deep physics, she is also Venture Partner for Artesian Capital for Artificial Intelligence. Read Simone's full bio.

Jonathan Knowles

Singularity Expert, Global Grand Challenges

Expertise: Long Term Change

Jonathan explores the dynamics of large-scale, long term change with a focus on beyond the horizon technologies, providing insight on the evolving role of applied innovation. Jonathan is a founding Singularity Expert and has worked at Apple, Adobe, and Autodesk. Read Jonathan's full bio here.

Nell Watson

Singularity Expert, Technology and Human Rights

Expertise: Artificial Intelligence & Ethics

Eleanor ‘Nell’ Watson, a trailblazer in emerging technologies such as machine vision and AI ethics, dedicates her work to protecting human rights and infusing ethics, safety, and values that elevate the human spirit. As Chair of the IEEE’s Human or AI Transparency Working Group, Nell is engineering mechanisms into AI to help safeguard algorithmic trust. Read Nell's full bio here.

Gregg Maryniak

Singularity Chair: Space, Energy, & Environmental Systems

Expertise: Space Technology

Gregg Maryniak is the Co-Founder of the XPRIZE Foundation and its original Executive Director.  He is the Foundation’s Corporate Secretary and member of the Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees.Maryniak is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Read Gregg's full bio here.

Yunwen Tu

Singularity Expert, Design Thinking

Expertise: Business Innovation

Yunwen Tu, who’s also being known as Tutu, is a user experience designer and food designer currently working at The SIX, a business design consultancy dedicated to finding creative solutions for clients through the Design Sprint and Design Thinking process. Read Tutu's full bio here.

Andrew Hessel

Singularity Expert, Biotechnology

Expertise: Nanotechnology/Genomics

Andrew Hessel is the president of Humane Genomics, an early-stage company developing synthetic viruses for animal and human health. He is also the co-founder and chairman of the Center of Excellence for Engineering Biology and the Genome Project-write, the international scientific effort to engineer large genomes, including the human genome. Read Andrew's full bio here.

Anne Connelly

Singularity Expert, Technology Impact

Expertise: Blockchain

Anne has been an active part of the global blockchain community since 2012, and is the co-author of Trust, a graphic novel about blockchain. She has a Bachelor of Life Sciences from Queen’s University, an MBA from McMaster University, and is certified in Disruptive Strategy from Harvard Business School. Read Anne's full bio here.

Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom

Singularity Expert, Space Technology

Expertise: Space Entrepreneurship

Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom is a space entrepreneur, speaker, author, and impact instigator. She is the Co-Founder of International Space Consultants and SpaceBase – a social enterprise working to democratize access to space by catalyzing space ecosystems in emerging countries, starting with New Zealand. Emeline is an Edmund Hillary Fellow, currently residing in Christchurch, New Zealand. Read Emeline's full bio here.

Dr. Carlo Van De Weijer

GM Eindhoven AI Systems Institute

Expertise: Mobility

Carlo van de Weijer has a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the TU Eindhoven and a PhD degree with honors from TU in Graz. He carries a broad experience in the automotive industry with a.o. executive positions at Siemens and TomTom. Read Carlo's full bio.

Muriel Clauson Closs

Co-founder, Anthill

Expertise: The Future of Work & Data Science

Muriel Clauson, PhD is the co-founder of Anthill. Anthill is a ML-enabled HR service center for the deskless workforce. Anthill is focused on helping workers in manufacturing and supply chain roles have the same support in their careers as their desked peers. Muriel has been an active researcher and advisor on the future of work and artificial intelligence. Read Muriel's full bio here.

Gary Bolles

Author, The Next Rules of Work

Expertise: Digital Transformation and Learning

Gary is Singularity's Chair for the Future of Work and co-founder of career advisory service eParachute. His LinkedIn courses on leadership and organizational development have been taken by over 1 million learners.  Read Gary's full bio here.

Nichol Bradford

Founder, Neremia Collective

Expertise: Human Potential

Nichol Bradford is a pioneer, innovator, investor and thought leader at the intersection of technology and human transformation. Nichol is Co-Founder and Partner at Nirmeia Collective, a seed stage venture fund specializing in wellbeing. She is also an Adjunct professor at Stanford University and Wharton MBA. Read Nichol's full bio here. 

Aaike van Vugt

Singularity Expert, Nanotechnology

Expertise: Chemical Engineering

Aaike van Vugt has a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Delft University of Technology. He is the co-founder of VSParticle, aiming to help research and industry in the production of inorganic nanoparticles with the goal to help researchers in the fundamental development of new products like batteries, catalyst, electronics, or nano-medicines. Read Aaike's full bio here.

Paola Santana

Singularity Expert, Entrepreneurship

Expertise: Drones, Governance

Paola Santana is a lawyer, public procurement expert and tech entrepreneur, creating the next breakthrough in government systems. She's the founder and CEO of Social Glass, a software ecosystem using Artificial Intelligence to power high-performing governments.Previously, she co-founded Matternet, a Silicon Valley company pioneering drone logistics networks. Read Paola's full bio here.

Ty Henkaline

Singularity Managing Director of Data and Artificial Intelligence

Expertise: Artificial Intelligence 

Ty is a formally trained expert in statistical modeling, machine learning, and behavioral science. Prior to joining Singularity in 2018, Ty worked for companies at various stages of business and technical maturity — especially early-stage and mid-stage startups. He has a Masters of Applied Science in Statistics and a Masters in Clinical Psychology from The Ohio State University. Read Ty's full bio here.

Alix Rübsaam

Singularity Director of Research

Expertise: Philosophy of Technology 

Alix is a researcher in philosophy of technology and the Director of Curated and Research Content at Singularity. She investigates the societal and cultural impact of exponential technologies. Her current research centres around two large scale projects. The first focus is on the effects of automated decision-making algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and algorithmic bias. Read Alix's full bio here.

Aaron Frank

Principal Singularity Expert, AR/VR

Expertise: Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality

Aaron Frank is a researcher, writer, and consultant who has spent a decade working in Silicon Valley. As a writer, his articles have appeared in Vice, Wired UK, Forbes, and Venturebeat. He routinely advises large companies, startups, and government organizations on trends related to a broad set of emerging technologies, with a focus on augmented/virtual reality and virtual environments. Read Aaron's full bio here.