Organizing Committee Member
Zoltan Istvan
Transhumanist, Libertarian and Journalist
National Geographic Channel
USA
Biography
Wildly popular US Presidential run as a science candidate, bestselling book The Transhumanist Wager, and powerful speeches at institutions like the World Bank, Zoltan Istvan has literally transformed transhumanism into a thriving worldwide phenomenon. He is often cited as the global leader of the radical science movement. A humanitarian activist and former journalist for National Geographic, Zoltan has been compared in major media to a young Al Gore and described as a modern-day Ayn Rand. Over the last two years, Zoltan has consulted for the US Navy as a futurist, interviewed to be Libertarian Gary Johnson’s Vice President, appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience and gave many speeches, including at Microsoft, the Global Leaders Forum, and the Financial Times Camp Alphaville (opening Keynote). Before becoming an acclaimed futurist, he was a journalist for the National Geographic Channel and The New York Times Syndicate. Zoltan writes frequently for publications like Vice, Wired, Newsweek, TechCrunch, and The San Francisco Chronicle. Currently, Zoltan is a libertarian candidate for California Governor.
Research Area
Transhumanist