IEET Board of Directors

Nick Bostrom Ph.D. is a philosopher at Oxford University, and the Director of the Oxford Future of Humanity Institute. He co-founded the World Transhumanist Association in 1998 and is a frequent spokesperson and commentator in the media. He has been a consultant for the Central Intelligence Agency (Washington, DC), and for the European Commission and the European Group on Ethics (Brussels). Dr. Bostrom’s research interests include the philosophy of science, probability theory, and the ethical and strategic implications of anticipated technologies. He has a background in cosmology, computational neuroscience, mathematical logic, philosophy, and artificial intelligence, and is the author of the book Anthropic Bias: Observation Selection Effects in Science and Philosophy (Routledge, New York, 2002).

Dr. Bostrom is available for media interviews.

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George Dvorsky serves on the Board of Directors for the IEET. George is Canada’s leading agenda-driven futurist/activist and an award winning blogger, George writes and speaks widely about the impacts of cutting-edge science and technology. He is the Director of Operations for Commune Media, an advertising and marketing firm that specializes in marketing science. He is the co-founder and president of the Toronto Transhumanist Association and served on the Board of Directors for the World Transhumanist Association from 2004-06. George was the organizing chair for TransVision 2004, an international conference addressing the scientific, political and social issues surrounding human biotechnology.  George has been interviewed by such publications as The Guardian, the BBC, Radio Free Europe, and Beliefnet. He made an appearance on the CBC’s The Hour and has been profiled in NOW and This Magazine. He has also written for such publications as The Humanist, Canadian Freethinker, Cryonics Magazine and various Thomson & Gale university texts. He is also an accomplished music performer, composer and recording engineer.

Mike LaTorra writes and teaches in Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA, He is author of A Warrior Blends with Life: A Modern Tao. He serves as President of the Daibutsuji Zen Temple and on the Board of Directors of the IEET and the World Transhumanist Association.

Giulio Prisco is a former physicist and computer scientist, and former senior manager in the European space administration. Giulio is based in Madrid, Spain, where he runs the consulting company metafuturing and contributes to the science and technology online magazine Tendencias 21. He serves on the Board of Directors of the World Transhumanist Association, of which he is Executive Director, and on the Board of Directors of the Italian Transhumanist Association.  He is often in Italy and Hungary. You can find more about Giulio at his blog and home page. See also the FutureTag and uvvy websites.

Mark Walker Ph.D. is a research associate in philosophy at Trinity College, University of Toronto, and lecturer in Philosophy at McMaster University. He is founder and president of Permanent End International, a nonprofit organization devoted to ending hunger, illiteracy and environmental degradation. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Evolution and Technology and served on the Board of Directors of the World Transhumanist Association from 2002 to 2006.