Jamie Metzl is the Founder and Chair of OneShared.World, a global social movement, and serves as a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. He is also a faculty member at NextMed Health and an expert with Singularity University. His latest book, Superconvergence: How the Genetics, Biotech and AI Revolutions Will Transform Our Lives, Work, and World, was released in June 2024. Jamie is the author of the bestseller Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity, as well as the acclaimed science fiction novels Genesis Code and Eternal Sonata, among other works.
A frequent commentator in national and international media, Jamie’s syndicated columns and writings on science, technology, and global affairs are featured in publications worldwide. In 2019, he was appointed to the World Health Organization’s expert advisory committee on human genome editing, and in March 2023, he served as the lead witness in the first congressional hearings on pandemic origins.
Beyond his writing and media presence, Jamie has a diverse professional background. He was a former partner at a global private equity firm, serves on advisory boards for multiple biotechnology and other companies, and helped establish the WisdomTree BioRevolution Exchange Traded Fund (ticker: WDNA). His previous roles include service with the U.S. National Security Council, the State Department, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the United Nations in Cambodia.
Jamie holds a Ph.D. from Oxford, a law degree from Harvard, and an undergraduate degree from Brown University. In addition to his professional accomplishments, he is an avid ironman triathlete and ultramarathon runner.