# Peter Diamandis

> Peter H. Diamandis is a Greek-American entrepreneur, physician, and futurist who has founded or co-founded 25+ companies and is best known as the creator of the XPRIZE Foundation - which has launched over $600 million in incentive competitions catalyzing $10+ billion in R&D. A data-driven optimist, he co-founded Singularity University with Ray Kurzweil, runs the Metatrends newsletter (157,000+ subscribers), and is a 4x New York Times bestselling author. His current mission centers on longevity - he launched the $101 million XPRIZE Healthspan in 2024 and published the Longevity Guidebook in January 2025.

- **Role:** Executive Chairman at XPRIZE Foundation
- **Organizations:** XPRIZE Foundation, Singularity University, BOLD Capital Partners, Abundance360, Fountain Life, Human Longevity Inc., Zero Gravity Corporation, Celularity, International Space University, Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS)
- **From:** The Bronx, New York, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. Molecular Genetics & Biology; B.S. Aerospace Engineering; M.S. Aeronautics & Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), M.D., Harvard Medical School
- **Known for:** Founded XPRIZE Foundation - launched $600M+ in prizes catalyzing $10B+ in R&D, Ansari XPRIZE (2004) created the private spaceflight industry, Co-founded Singularity University with Ray Kurzweil

## Career timeline

- **1980** — Co-founded Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) at MIT
- **1987** — Co-founded International Space University (ISU) during Harvard Medical School
- **1989** — Co-founded International MicroSpace, Inc. (later failed)
- **1994** — Founded XPRIZE Foundation after being inspired by Charles Lindbergh's autobiography
- **1994** — Co-founded Zero Gravity Corporation (parabolic weightlessness flights)
- **1998** — Co-founded Space Adventures Ltd. (first private space tourism company)
- **2004** — XPRIZE awarded to SpaceShipOne - first private crewed spacecraft to reach space
- **2008** — Co-founded Singularity University with Ray Kurzweil at NASA Ames
- **2012** — Co-founded Planetary Resources (asteroid mining); published 'Abundance' (NYT bestseller)
- **2014** — Co-founded Human Longevity Inc. with Craig Venter; named Fortune's 50 Greatest Leaders
- **2015** — Co-founded BOLD Capital Partners (~$600M AUM); published 'BOLD'
- **2018** — Co-founded Celularity (cellular medicine company)
- **2020** — Published 'The Future Is Faster Than You Think'
- **2021** — Co-founded Fountain Life (predictive health diagnostics)
- **2022** — Published 'Life Force' with Tony Robbins - #1 NYT bestseller
- **2024** — Launched $101 million XPRIZE Healthspan targeting reversal of aging by 20+ years
- **2025** — Published 'Longevity Guidebook'; hosted 2025 Abundance Summit

## Achievements

- Founded XPRIZE Foundation - launched $600M+ in prizes catalyzing $10B+ in R&D
- Ansari XPRIZE (2004) created the private spaceflight industry
- Co-founded Singularity University with Ray Kurzweil
- Founded or co-founded 25+ companies across space, health, AI, longevity
- 4 New York Times bestselling books (including 1 at #1)
- Metatrends newsletter: 157,000+ subscribers
- Moonshots podcast: 1 million+ weekly listeners
- $101M XPRIZE Healthspan launched 2024 - largest health-focused competition ever
- Fortune World's 50 Greatest Leaders (2014)
- Greece issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honor (2016)
- TED Prize winner (2005)
- Arthur C. Clarke Award for Innovation (2007)
- Co-founded SEDS which grew to 1,000+ chapters worldwide

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Published 'Longevity Guidebook: How to Slow, Stop, and Reverse Aging' - immediate bestseller
- **2025-03** — Hosted 2025 Abundance Summit with 600+ attendees; speakers included Palmer Luckey, Vinod Khosla
- **2024-12** — Released 2024 MetaTrends Report covering groundbreaking innovations
- **2024-06** — Launched $101 million XPRIZE Healthspan - 600+ competing teams; winner expected by 2030
- **2026-03** — Hosted 2026 Abundance Summit (March 8-12, Los Angeles)

## Links

- Website: https://www.diamandis.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterdiamandis/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PeterDiamandis
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvxm0qTrGN_1LMYgUaftWyQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peterdiamandis/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeterDiamandis/

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