Damon Horowitz

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 NYU, Stanford, Columbia, U Penn, and San Quentin State Prison.[10]

Horowitz has served on the Board of Directors of several arts and humanities non-profits, and in 2013 he was elected to the Board of CalHumanities.[11].

In 2014, Horowitz founded the non-profit Shakespeare theater company "The Oracular Theatre", and directed their first production of Julius Caesar.[12] 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. "A_State_of_Open_Mind_Magazine_Spring_2013". CalHum. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  11. "Damon Horowitz" (PDF). Stanford University. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  12. "The Oracular Theatre". The Oracular Theatre. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
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