Peter Diamandis

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Peter H. Diamandis (born May 20, 1961) is a Greek engineer, scientist, and entrepreneur best known for his role as founder and chairman of Singularity University, cofounder and executive chairman of Singularity University, and co-author of The New York Times bestsellers Abundance: How to Go Big, Create Wealth, and Impact the World.

He is the founder and cofounder of Zero Gravity Corporation, cofounder and vice chairman of the Rocket Racing League, cofounder and chairman of the International Space University, cofounder and chairman of Celularity, cofounder of Human Longevity, Inc., and cofounder and cofounder of Space Adventures Ltd.

Early life

Diamandis was born in The Bronx, New York. Both his parents, who immigrated from Greece, worked in the medical field. His father was a surgeon. Diamandis expressed an ardent interest in space exploration at a young age. He began giving space lectures to his families and friends at age 8. Diamandis took first place in the Estes Rocket Design Competition for designing a launch system that could simultaneously launch three rockets at age 12.

Diamandis, a 1979 graduate of Great Neck North High School, attended Hamilton College for his first year and then to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study biology and physics. Diamandis cofounded Students for the Exploration and Development of Space in 1980, during his second year at MIT.

He enrolled Harvard Medical School in 1983 to pursue his M.D. after graduating from MIT in 1983. He cofounded the Space Generation Foundation in his second year of medical school to support projects and programs that would benefit the "Space Generation"—all those who have lived since Sputnik's landing—get off the planet.

Diamandis, the founder of the International Space University and CEO of International Micro Space, a microsatellite launch company, was serving as managing director during his last year of medical school.

Diamandis, a retired scientist at MIT, canceled his medical degree and returned to MIT to pursue a master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics, as well as research at NASA Johnson Space Center, the MIT Man Vehicle Laboratory, and the Whitehead Biomedical Institute. He earned his M.S. after completing his undergraduate degree. Diamandis, a Harvard undergraduate, returned to Harvard after completing his M.D.

Personal life

Diamandis was married to Kristen Hladecek, who had proposed in 2004. They have twin boys who were born in December 2012.

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Career

Diamandis has served on the boards of several companies throughout his career, including Hyperloop and Cogswell Polytechnic College. He has received several awards in his field, including the Economist "No Boundaries" innovator of the Year, the World Technology Counsel's Best in Entrepreneurship and Leadership, and the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Innovation, among others.

Diamandis cofounded International Space University with Todd Hawley, Walter Anderson, and Robert Richards in 1987, during his third year of medical school. Diamandis served as the university's managing director and chief operating officer until 1989. Today, the University of ISU has a Space Studies program and two accredited Master of Space Studies degrees. It has developed to a $30 million university campus headquartered in Strasbourg, France, which has expanded to a $30 million university campus.

Diamandis cofounded Microsat Launch Systems, later renamed International MicroSpace Inc. in 1989 during his fourth year of medical school and served as the company's CEO. Orbital Express, a small launcher designed for carrying 100-kg payloads to low-Earth orbit, is part of Bristol Aerospace for the manufacture. The company received a $100 million SDIO deal for one of the nine options, but CTA Inc of Rockville, MD, purchased the company in 1993 for $250,000. Diamandis served as the Vice President of Commercial Space Programs post-acquisition at CTA for one year.

Diamandis founded Constellation Communications, Inc., one of five low-Earth orbit satellite constellations for voice telephony in 1991. The company was financed to develop an equatorial ring of ten satellites to provide communications primarily to Brazil and Indonesia. Constellation was sold to E-Systems and Orbital; Diamandis remained president until 1993.

After the demise of International Microspace, Inc. and reading Charles Lindbergh's The Spirit of St. Louis, Diamandis founded the X PRIZE Foundation in 1994. He serves as both chairman and CEO of the foundation. X PRIZE was established to fund and run a $10 million reward competition aimed at inducing a new generation of private passenger-carrying spaceships. No one had any purse money or teams at the time, so there was no team or family members on the parade in St. Louis, MO. The award was eventually funded by an insurance policy underwritten by the Anousheh and Hamid Ansari Family's insurance company, and it was renamed the Ansari X PRIZE in their honour.

The $10 million competition attracted 26 teams from seven nations as teams, and was won by Mojave Aerospace Ventures, a group led by famed aviation designer Burt Rutan and funded by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen on October 4, 2004. SpaceShipOne, the winning vehicle, was taken to space twice within two weeks by a NASA pilot. Pilot Brian Binnie led the first flight, which was steered by Mike Melvill, on September 29, 2004, and the winning, second flight was built on October 4, 2004. SpaceShipOne was the first non-government piloted spacecraft on the planet and is now on display in the National Air and Space Museum next to the Spirit of St. Louis aircraft.

In January 2005, the X PRIZE Foundation Board of Trustees broadened the X PRIZE's scope to include four key areas: exploration (oceans and space), Life Sciences, Environment, and Education and Global Development.

Since inception, the foundation has distributed the $10 Million Ansari X PRIZE (awarded), the $10 million Archon X Prize (in progress), the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE (awarded), the Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health X PRIZE (awarded), and the Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health X PRIZE (in progress). The Robin Hood Foundation revealed plans in May 2012 to partner with the X PRIZE Foundation on a variety of New York-based challenges aimed at combating poverty.

The X PRIZE Foundation employs approximately 50 people and is headquartered in Culver City, California. Larry Page, Elon Musk, James Cameron, Dean Kamen, Ratan Tata, Ray Kurzweil, Jim Gianopulos, Naveen Jain, Will Wright, and Craig Venter are among the trustees.

Diamandis cofounded ZERO-G with Byron Lichtenberg and Ray Cronise in 1994. The space entertainment corporation provides NASA with parabolic flight services for study, education, and training. Over 10,000 customers have been moved by the company.

On a ZERO-G flight in 2007, physicist Stephen Hawking experienced eight rounds of weightlessness. The successful flight, Diamandis, was proof that "everyone will participate in this kind of weightless journey." At TED2008, he would recount his experience with Dr. Hawking being welcomed into the upper atmosphere.

Diamandis, a commercial communications firm that develops wireless broadband communications networks, served as president of Angel Technologies Corporation between 1995 and 1999.

Space Adventures, which was established in 1998, has flown eight private client missions to the International Space Station since 2001. Diamandis is the cofounder and vice chairman of Space Adventures.

Diamandis, the CEO of BlastOff, was between 1999 and 2001. The corporation, which planned to fly a private rover mission to land on the Moon as a combination of entertainment, internet, and space, wants to explore the Moon. Diamandis discussed how the initial startup cost of the project was estimated to cover the costs of the servers, broadband, and software. In 2001, the firm lost funding and shut down operations.

Diamandis cofounded the Rocket Racing League in 2005. It was designed as a cross between IndyCar racing and rockets, enabling the public to enjoy speed, rockets, and competitive spirits. Diamandis was RRL's chairman before the company ceased operations.

Diamandis, a New York author, entrepreneur, and futurist, cofounded Singularity University (SU). Diamandis is the university's cofounder and executive chairman. SU is an interdisciplinary university headquartered on the NASA Ames campus in Silicon Valley and backed by a diverse group of corporate founders and partners, including Autodesk, Cisco, Nokia, Kauffman Foundation and ePlanet Ventures. The university runs a 10-week Graduate Studies Program, a seven-day Executive Program, and a five-day Exponential Medicine Conference.

Diamandis co-founded Planetary Resources Inc., a company dedicated to the detection, remote sensing, and prospecting of near-Earth approaching asteroids. He has also served on the company's board. And Charles Simonyi. Following financial difficulties, ConsenSys, Inc. announced in October 2018 that the company's human resources had been purchased by the blockchain software technology firm ConsenSys, Inc.

Diamandis cofounded Human Longevity Inc. (HLI), a genomics and cell therapy-based diagnostic and therapeutic company, in March 2014, with Craig Venter and Robert Hariri. He has also volunteered for SENS Research Foundation, a non-profit group dedicated to addressing age-related diseases by restoring the root of the disease. Venter left Human Longevity to return to the Venter Institute after internal conflicts over management.

Diamandis introduced Celularity, a biotechnology firm that manufactures allogeneic cells and tissues isolated from the postpartum placenta.

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