Robert Hacker
Hacker is an author, thinker, and innovator focused on the transformative power of technology and entrepreneurship. His work explores how artificial intelligence, systems thinking, and complexity science are reshaping the future of society and business.
Biography
Robert Hacker is the Cofounder and Director of StartUP FIU, a university-wide initiative to foster innovation and entrepreneurship at Florida International University, where he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses for fifteen years. He devotes much of his time to commercializing faculty research in emerging technologies through venture capital investment, corporate partnerships and federal grants.
Prior to StartUP FIU he ran One Laptop per Child, an MIT worldwide learning project, and built a billion-dollar public company in Indonesia. He also taught an IAP course at MIT Sloan for seven years and the local and national program for Goldman Sachs 10KSB. He is the author of four books; two on AI and two on entrepreneurship while also a frequent speaker on the 4th Industrial Revolution and related topics in technology, innovation, education and social impact.
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The Second Renaissance
An insightful look into the future of AI and entrepreneurship in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.
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Billion Dollar Company
Strategies and insights for building scalable and successful businesses in today's economy.
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The Renaissance Rewired
A bold new vision for governance in an age defined by AI and complex systems.
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