Costa Michailidis

Costa Michailidis, a creative misfit, has a deep passion for helping individuals enhance their creativity to solve new and significant problems in the world. He has an impressive background, including working with NASA scientists to reconsider the search for life beyond Earth, co-designing an innovation tournament for a Fortune 500 company, and speaking at the United Nations in New York for the inaugural TEDx event. Additionally, he worked with a team of cybersecurity experts, including one of the original creators of the internet, to make recommendations to the Obama Administration. Furthermore, Costa enjoys working with college students, young entrepreneurs, and nonprofit organizations, using his expertise to shape the world with his creative problem-solving skills.

Costa is a bachelor's degree holder in economics from Macaulay Honors College and Baruch College's psychology program. He also studied computer science at Hacker School and learned at The Bronx High School of Science. As a cofounder of Innovation Bound, Costa has teamed up with various creativity and innovation experts, entrepreneurs, professionals, and academics to speed up innovation efforts in science, business, and the non-profit sector.

Lastly, Costa grew up in the world of competitive gymnastics and still practices high bar swinging on Wednesday nights. He's always ready to show his ability to fly through the air or stand on his hands to anyone who's willing to join him.