Ray Kurzweil

Ray Kurzweil, Google Director of Engineering, authored ‘The Singularity Is Near’ and popularized the concept of longevity escape velocity—adding more than a year of life expectancy per year of R&D. He cofounded Fountain Life, an executive screening service integrating AI diagnostics and gene therapy pipelines. Kurzweil’s public talks and media presence mobilize Silicon Valley capital toward radical life‑extension initiatives.