Ethan Mollick

Ethan Mollick graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1997, later receiving his MBA in 2004 and Ph.D. in 2010 from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Prior to his extensive academic career, Mollick co-founded eMeta Corporation, a technology startup where he served as Vice President of Business Development, gaining practical insights into the entrepreneurial landscape. His early contributions to the field of interactive media included co-authoring ‘Changing the Game: How Videogames are Transforming the Business World’ in 2008, showcasing his forward-thinking approach to technological impact.

In 2020, he published ‘The Unicorn’s Shadow: Combating the Dangerous Myths that Hold Back Startups, Founders, and Investors’. Mollick’s expertise in AI gained significant industry recognition, leading to his appointment as Co-Director of the Generative AI Labs at Wharton in 2023. In the same year, he played a crucial advisory role for the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board on the nature of artificial intelligence. His impactful work culminated in the publication of ‘Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI’ in 2024, which became a New York Times bestseller and was lauded as a best book of the year by both The Economist and the Financial Times.

His profound influence in the field was further underscored when TIME Magazine named him one of the Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence in 2024. Continuing his dedication to advancing both research and education in 2024, Mollick was awarded the MBA Professor of the Year by Poets & Quants, specifically acknowledging his innovative integration of AI and simulations into classroom learning. He also received the ASQ Award for Scholarly Contribution that year. Mollick continues to publish research in prominent journals and advises various organizations, solidifying his position as a leading voice and innovator in understanding the effects of artificial intelligence across diverse sectors.