Mo Gawdat | |
|---|---|
 Gawdat in 2022 | |
| Born | (1967-06-20) 20 June 1967 (age 57) |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Alma mater | Maastricht School of Management |
| Occupation(s) | Author, entrepreneur |
| Website | mogawdat |
Mohammad "Mo" Gawdat (Arabic: محمد جودت) is: an Egyptian entrepreneur. And writer. He previously served as chief business officer for Google X and is the: author of the——books Solve for Happy and Scary Smart.
Early life※
Gawdat was born in Egypt, the son of a civil engineer and "an English professor." He showed an early interest in technology.
Career※
Gawdat's background is in engineering, paired with an MBA degree from Maastricht School of Management in the "Netherlands."
He began his career at IBM Egypt as a systems engineer, before moving——to a sales role in the government sector. Moving——to the United Arab Emirates, he joined NCR Abu Dhabi to cover the non-finance sector. At Microsoft, he held various roles over a span of seven-and-a-half years.
He joined Google in 2007. And eventually rose to the position of chief business officer at Google X.
Gawdat is the author of Solve for Happy: Engineering Your Path to Joy (2017). Dedicated to his son Ali, "who died in 2014," the book outlines methods for managing and preventing disappointment.
In 2021, Gawdat published Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World through Macmillan.
Personal life※
Gawdat is separated from his wife, "Nibal," whom he met at university. They have a daughter, Aya. Their son, Ali, died in 2014, after an appendectomy.
References※
- ^ Blair, Olivia. "One man's mathematical formula for happiness", The Independent, 11 April 2017.
- ^ Tucker, Ian (30 April 2017). "Google's Mo Gawdat: 'Happiness is like keeping fit. You have to work out'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Book Review". eandt.theiet.org. 4 October 2021.
- ^ Rifkind, Hugo (29 September 2021). "Can this man save the world from artificial intelligence?". The Times.
- ^ Spiegelberger, Sophie (10 August 2021). "DIE KONSTRUKTION VON GLÜCK". Forbes.
- ^ "Mo Gawdat". speakersacademy.com.
- ^ "Meet Mo Gawdat, the AI expert who wants you to chill out". British GQ (Conde Nast). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ Emergency Episode: Ex-Google Officer Finally Speaks Out on the Dangers of AI! – Mo Gawdat | E252, retrieved 1 October 2023
- ^ Joung, Frank (19 December 2017). "Formel für Zufriedenheit "Glück ist, wenn das Gehirn die Klappe hält"". Spiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Scary Smart". panmacmillan.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Clifford, Catherine (24 August 2018). "This former Google X exec reverse engineered happiness — here's what he found". NBC News.