Tyler Emerson

Current

• COO/Managing Trustee at Innerspace Foundation
• Curator at The Singularity Summit
• Executive Director at Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence

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Past

• Vice President at Acceleration Studies Foundation

Recommended

10 people have recommended Tyler

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog

Tyler Emerson’s Summary

Personal: www.tyleremerson.com
Singularity Summit: www.singularitysummit.com

Tyler Emerson’s Specialties:

Administration, strategy, fundraising, communications, community organizing

Tyler Emerson’s Experience

• COO/Managing Trustee

  Innerspace Foundation

  (Philanthropy industry)

  May 2008 — Present (6 months)

  The Innerspace Foundation is a science nonprofit established to accelerate research into the most promising neuroengineering therapies for improving mental function. Our near term emphasis is learning and memory. Leading researchers, including Dr. Rodolfo Llinas (NYU), Dr. Ted Berger (USC), Dr. Philip Kennedy (Neural Signals Inc.), and Dr. Henry Markham (IBM/EPFL Blue Brain Project) have been brought together to shape prize-based competitions and a roadmap for this emerging field.

• Curator

  The Singularity Summit

  (Philanthropy industry)

  September 2005 — Present (3 years 2 months)

  Founded in 2006 with inventor Ray Kurzweil and investor Peter Thiel. The Singularity Summit is building a visionary community to further dialogue and action on complex, long-term issues that may transform our future.

• Executive Director

  Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  March 2004 — Present (4 years 8 months)

• Vice President

  Acceleration Studies Foundation

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  March 2003 — October 2003 (8 months)

Additional Information

Tyler Emerson’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog

Tyler Emerson’s Interests:

Buddhism, cognitive science, rationality, neuroengineering, AI, nanotech, nonprofits, fundraising, communications, community organizing, design

Tyler Emerson’s Groups:

Singularity Summit, Convergence, BIL, SXSW

•    The Singularity Summit
•    Convergence: Bringing Life to Big Ideas

Tyler Emerson’s Contact Settings

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