Mo Gawdat

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[1][2] and Scary Smart.[3]

Mo Gawdat
Gawdat in 2022
Born (1967-06-20) 20 June 1967
NationalityEgyptian
Alma materMaastricht School of Management
Occupation(s)Author, entrepreneur
Websitemogawdat.com

Early life

Gawdat was born in Egypt, the son of a civil engineer and an English professor. He showed an early interest in technology.[4]

Career

Gawdat's background is in engineering, paired with an MBA degree from Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands.[5]

He began his career at IBM Egypt as a systems engineer, before migrating to a sales role in the government sector.[6] Moving to the United Arab Emirates, he joined NCR Abu Dhabi to cover the non-finance sector.[6] At Microsoft, he assumed various roles over a span of seven-and-a-half years.[6]

He joined Google in 2007,[7] and eventually rose to the position of chief business officer at Google X.[8]

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.[9]

In 2021, Gawdat published Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World through Macmillan.[10]

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.[4][11]

References
  1. Blair, Olivia. "One man's mathematical formula for happiness", The Independent, 11 April 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. "Book Review". eandt.theiet.org. 4 October 2021.
  4. Rifkind, Hugo (29 September 2021). "Can this man save the world from artificial intelligence?". The Times.
  5. Spiegelberger, Sophie (10 August 2021). "DIE KONSTRUKTION VON GLÜCK". Forbes.
  6. "Mo Gawdat". speakersacademy.com.
  7. "Meet Mo Gawdat, the AI expert who wants you to chill out". British GQ (Conde Nast). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  8. Emergency Episode: Ex-Google Officer Finally Speaks Out on the Dangers of AI! – Mo Gawdat | E252, retrieved 1 October 2023
  9. Joung, Frank (19 December 2017). "Formel für Zufriedenheit "Glück ist, wenn das Gehirn die Klappe hält"". Spiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  10. "Scary Smart". panmacmillan.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  11. Clifford, Catherine (24 August 2018). "This former Google X exec reverse engineered happiness — here's what he found". NBC News.
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