Alex Pentland

Professor, MIT Media Lab

Alex 'Sandy' Pentland, a founding member of the MIT Media Lab and Media Lab Asia, is one of the most-cited computational scientists globally. Named one of Forbes' "7 most powerful data scientists," he co-led the World Economic Forum discussion that influenced the GDPR. Sandy was one of the UN Secretary General’s "Data Revolutionaries" helping to forge transparency and accountability mechanisms for the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Sandy holds numerous awards and distinctions, including election to the U.S. Academy of Engineering. Sandy’s lab has co-founded and incubated numerous companies and Sandy has advised over 80 PhD students. His books include Building the New Economy and Trusted Data.