Peter Diamandis

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Peter Diamandis

Peter H. Diamandis (born May 20, 1961) is a Greek-American engineer, physician, and entrepreneur best known for being the founder and chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, co-founder and executive chairman of Singularity University, and co-author of the books Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think and Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World.

Early Life and Education[edit | edit source]

Diamandis was born in The Bronx, New York City, to Greek immigrant parents. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he received a degree in aerospace engineering. He later earned an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.

Career[edit | edit source]

XPRIZE Foundation[edit | edit source]

In 1994, Diamandis founded the XPRIZE Foundation, an organization that designs and manages public competitions intended to encourage technological development that could benefit humanity. The foundation's first competition, the Ansari XPRIZE, was a $10 million prize for the first non-government organization to launch a reusable manned spacecraft into space twice within two weeks.

Singularity University[edit | edit source]

Diamandis co-founded Singularity University in 2008 along with Ray Kurzweil. The institution offers educational programs and a business incubator, focusing on scientific progress and "exponential" technologies.

Books[edit | edit source]

Diamandis co-authored Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think with Steven Kotler in 2012. The book discusses how technological advances are making resources more abundant. In 2015, they co-authored Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World, which serves as a guide for entrepreneurs to leverage exponential technologies.

Personal Life[edit | edit source]

Diamandis is married and has two children. He is an advocate for space exploration and has been involved in various space-related ventures, including Space Adventures and Planetary Resources.

Awards and Recognition[edit | edit source]

Diamandis has received numerous awards for his contributions to science, technology, and entrepreneurship, including the Heinlein Prize for Advances in Space Commercialization and the Arthur C. Clarke Award.

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