Damon Horowitz

Damon Horowitz
Born Damon Horowitz
Nationality American
Alma mater Columbia University
MIT
Stanford University
Occupation philosopher, technologist, public speaker, musician

Damon Horowitz is a philosophy professor and serial entrepreneur. He is best known for his TED talks on teaching philosophy in prison[1] and the ethics of the technology industry,[2] and for his advocacy for the humanities in the technology industry.[3]

Horowitz earned a BA from Columbia University, a MS in Artificial Intelligence from the MIT Media Lab, and a PhD in Philosophy at Stanford University.[4] He began his career in technology, later returning to Stanford to earn a PhD in philosophy.[5]

He was a co-founder of the search engine Aardvark, Perspecta, and Novation Biosciences.[6] He was also In-House Philosopher/Director of Engineering at Google.[7] He serves on the Board of Advisors for a small portfolio of mission-driven startup companies, including Good Eggs, Source4Style, and AltSchool, [8] where he also held an interim position as Chief Academic Officer. [9]

Horowitz teaches courses in philosophy, AI, and cognitive science at Columbia, NYU, Stanford, U Penn, and San Quentin State Prison; and he has served on the Board of Directors of several arts and humanities non-profits, including CalHumanities.[10]

In 2014, Horowitz founded the non-profit Shakespeare theater company "The Oracular Theatre", and directed their first production of Julius Caesar.[11] Horowitz performs regularly as a classical and jazz pianist.

References

  1. ↑ "Damon Horowitz, Prison Philosopher". TED Conferences. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Damon Horowitz". TED Conferences. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Damon Horowitz (July 17, 2011). "From Technologist to Philosopher". The Chronicle of Higher Education.
  4. ↑ "Speaker: Damon Horowitz". Web 2.0 Expo, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ Carolyn Gregoire (March 5, 2014). "The Unexpected Way Philosophy Majors Are Changing The World Of Business". Huffington Post. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Damon Horowitz: Philosopher, Entrepreneur". TED Conferences. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ Anthony Ha (May 14, 2011). "Google's in-house philosopher: Technologists need a "moral operating system"". Venturebeat. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Damon Horowitz". Crunchbase. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Meet the AltSchool Team". AltSchool. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Damon Horowitz". Stanford University. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  11. ↑ "The Oracular Theatre". The Oracular Theatre. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  • Damon Horowitz (July 17, 2011). "From Technologist to Philosopher". The Chronicle of Higher Education.
  • TED Speaker page
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