Mo Gawdat
Mo Gawdat is the former Chief Business Officer of Google [X], the tech giant’s innovation lab, and a leading voice in the fields of happiness and artificial intelligence. He is a 4x bestselling author, renowned for his international hits Solve for Happy, Scary Smart, and That Little Voice in Your Head. He is also the host of the #1 mental health podcast, Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gawdat, and the founder of the One Billion Happy movement. After a 30-year career in tech, including his role at Google [X], Mo shifted his focus to happiness, motivated by the loss of his son, Ali, in 2014. He authored Solve for Happy as a blueprint for finding joy in life, sparking his mission to make one billion people happier. His podcast Slo Mo features conversations with global thought leaders on life’s biggest questions. Mo is also a leading expert in AI, having published Scary Smart in 2021, where he outlines how humanity can coexist with AI. In 2023, he became a prominent voice on AI’s ethical development. Most recently, Mo co-authored Unstressable in 2024, offering practical guidance on living stress-free and cultivating well-being.