# Ethan Mollick

> Ethan Mollick is an Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, co-director of the Wharton Generative AI Labs, and one of the most widely read voices on artificial intelligence in practice. Author of the 2024 New York Times bestseller 'Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI,' his newsletter 'One Useful Thing' reaches 429,000+ subscribers. His landmark 2023 BCG study on AI and knowledge workers - the 'Jagged Frontier' research - became the empirical bedrock for how organizations understand AI's real impact on work. Named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI.

- **Role:** Associate Professor of Management at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Organizations:** Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton Interactive, Wharton Generative AI Labs
- **From:** Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. (magna cum laude), Harvard University, MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management, PhD in Management, MIT Sloan School of Management
- **Known for:** New York Times bestselling author - 'Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI' (2024), Named TIME Magazine 100 Most Influential People in AI (2024), MBA Professor of the Year - Poets & Quants (2024)

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Graduated Harvard University magna cum laude
- **late 1990s** — Co-founded eMeta Corporation in New York (startup); served as VP of Business Development
- **2004** — Enrolled in PhD program at MIT Sloan School of Management
- **2009** — Co-authored 'Communities of Innovation' (later 'Changing the Game') with David Edery
- **2010** — Completed PhD at MIT Sloan; joined Wharton School faculty
- **2013** — Received Kauffman Junior Faculty Fellowship; shortlisted for Thinkers50 Future Thinker Award
- **2016** — Received McGraw-Hill/AOM Innovation in Entrepreneurship Pedagogy Award
- **2019** — Received Lazaridis Institute Award for Best Paper in JBV
- **2020** — Published 'The Unicorn's Shadow'; received Greif Research Impact Award
- **2022** — Launched 'One Useful Thing' newsletter on Substack; began intensive public AI education efforts
- **2023** — Published landmark 'Jagged Frontier' BCG study with 758 knowledge workers; newsletter hit 200k subscribers; advised President's Intelligence Advisory Board ahead of Biden EO 14110
- **2024** — Published 'Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI' (NYT bestseller); named TIME 100 Most Influential People in AI; named MBA Professor of the Year by Poets & Quants; newsletter exceeded 429k subscribers
- **2025** — Shortlisted for Thinkers50 Digital Thinking Award; continued research on agentic AI and labor markets
- **2026** — Keynotes at Valence AI & The Workforce Summit with live agentic AI demos; launched MGMT 8130 'Vibefounding' MBA course

## Achievements

- New York Times bestselling author - 'Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI' (2024)
- Named TIME Magazine 100 Most Influential People in AI (2024)
- MBA Professor of the Year - Poets & Quants (2024)
- Co-directed landmark 'Jagged Frontier' BCG study with 758 knowledge workers - became the defining empirical foundation for enterprise AI adoption
- Newsletter 'One Useful Thing' grew to 429,000+ subscribers
- Co-founded Wharton Interactive - educational simulations used by 20,000+ students worldwide
- Co-Director, Wharton Generative AI Labs
- ASQ Award for Scholarly Contribution (2024)
- Thinkers50 shortlist (2013, 2025)
- Advised President's Intelligence Advisory Board before Biden signed Executive Order 14110 on AI

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Speaking at Wharton in Focus Tour in New York on 'How AI Can Drive Innovation'
- **2026-01** — Keynoted Valence AI & The Workforce Summit 2026 with live agentic AI demonstrations
- **2026-01** — Launched MGMT 8130 'Vibefounding' MBA course at Wharton reflecting AI-shaped entrepreneurship
- **2025-10** — Cautioned CNBC that AI is not yet causing large-scale labor market disruption but predictions remain unreliable
- **2025-07** — Featured on WBUR On Point discussing whether society is thinking about AI the wrong way
- **2025-01** — Shortlisted for Thinkers50 Digital Thinking Award
- **2024-04** — Published 'Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI' - became NYT bestseller and Best Book of Year per The Economist and FT

## Links

- Website: https://www.oneusefulthing.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emollick/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/emollick

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