Sign In
Get Clay Free →

Suggestions

    Esther Dyson

    Swiss-born American investor, journalist, and philanthropist

    Esther Dyson

    Esther Dyson is the executive founder of Wellville, a 10-year nonprofit project devoted to demonstrating how investing in community health can return profits to investors and health to participants and communities.123456 She is the lead for Muskegon County, MI, one of five communities Wellville advises, and is involved in policy and fundraising for the project.12

    Dyson is also an active angel investor, best-selling author, board member and advisor concentrating on emerging markets and technologies, new space and health.23 She has invested in numerous health and technology startups such as 23andMe, Omada Health, PatientsLikeMe, and Zipongo.45

    Previously, Dyson founded EDventure Holdings, where she produced the influential technology newsletter Release 1.0 and organized the annual PC Forum industry conference.36 She served as the founding chairman of ICANN from 1998-2000.36

    In 2008-2009, Dyson trained as a backup cosmonaut at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia.36 She continues to serve on the boards of various nonprofits focused on technology, health, and space, including the Long Now Foundation, Sunlight Foundation, and Commercial Spaceflight Federation.67

    Highlights

    Oct 4 · twitter

    Fiction shows the value of human hallucinations.

    Oct 4 · twitter

    ...because it's not profitable to diagnose or treat it.

    Oct 25 · MIT News
    Q&A: David Kaiser on Freeman Dyson, the relentless freethinker - MIT News
    Q&A: David Kaiser on Freeman Dyson, the relentless freethinker - MIT News
    Oct 12 · Customer Think
    Facilitating Compliance: helping patients choose health - Customer Think
    Facilitating Compliance: helping patients choose health - Customer Think

    Related Questions

    What inspired Esther Dyson to start Wellville?
    How does Wellville measure the success of its community health projects?
    What are some of the health startups Esther Dyson has invested in?
    How did Esther Dyson's experience as a cosmonaut influence her career?
    What role does Esther Dyson play in Muskegon County's health initiatives?
    Esther Dyson
    Esther Dyson, photo 1
    Esther Dyson, photo 2
    Get intro to Esther
    Add to my network

    Location

    New York, New York, United States