Big Think Speakers

Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

Emmy-nominated TV Personality; Futurist; Host of National Geographic Channel’s “Brain Games”

New York Times Best-Selling Author & The Foundational Expert in the Science of Influence

Harvard Professor, Researcher, Positive Psychology Expert, Author of "The Happiness Advantage" & "Big Potential"

Co-Founder of Initialized Capital & Co-Founder of Reddit; Entrepreneur, Investor, Activist & Bestselling Author

Chief Evangelist of Canva & Executive Fellow of the Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley); Former Chief Evangelist of Apple

American Economist, Professor at Columbia University & Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 2001

Chairman of Kurzweil Technologies, Inventor & Futurist

Internationally Renowned Expert on Business Strategy, Professor at London Business School & Author

Executive Educator & Coach; Best-Selling Author of "What Got You Here Won’t Get You There"

Leading Urbanist, Economist & Author of "The Rise of the Creative Class"

Strategic Advisor for Hospitality & Leadership at Airbnb; Founder of the Modern Elder Academy

Technology Futurist, Business Strategist & Hall of Fame Speaker

Executive, Entrepreneur & #1 NYT Bestselling Author, Operating Owner of the 3-Time NBA Champion Golden State Warriors

Renowned Women's Rights Attorney; Subject of Netflix Documentary "Seeing Allred"

Host & Executive Producer, Democracy Now!

Former CEO and Co-founder of PayPal; Technology Entrepreneur, Investor and Philanthropist

Real Estate Developer, Peabody Award-Winning Broadcaster & Urban Revitalization Strategy Consultant

4x Olympic Gold Medal Diver, LGBT Activist & Author

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist, Author & Political Analyst