Moran Cerf

Moran Cerf is a neuroscientist and an adjunct professor of business. He serves as the academic director of executive education at Columbia University and is the Alfred P. Sloan Professor at the American Film Institute (AFI).In his research, Prof. Cerf studies patients undergoing brain surgery with neural implants embedded deep inside their heads. His work addresses questions concerning consciousness, dreams, behavior change, and decision-making. Additionally, his work has paved the way for...See more

Moran Cerf is a neuroscientist and an adjunct professor of business. He serves as the academic director of executive education at Columbia University and is the Alfred P. Sloan Professor at the American Film Institute (AFI).In his research, Prof. Cerf studies patients undergoing brain surgery with neural implants embedded deep inside their heads. His work addresses questions concerning consciousness, dreams, behavior change, and decision-making. Additionally, his work has paved the way for several key neuroscience disciplines, including advanced brain-machine interfaces, and is at the heart of numerous commercial applications, such as Neuralink. Recently, he has been involved in implementing key lessons from his studies to help leaders improve critical decision-making protocols, particularly in the nuclear launch process. Previously, he spent a decade working in cybersecurity, as a hacker, and served as a board member of several public companies. Cerf published papers in academic journals (i.e., Nature, Science) and popular science ones (Scientific American, Wired, New Scientist, ...). He is a contributor to numerous media outlets (Forbes, Atlantic, BBC, Bloomberg, Time, NYT, New Yorker, ...) and his work has been portrayed in venues like CNN, Fox, or Netflix Explained and featured in TV shows such as Bull, Limitless, House, Mr. Robot, and more. He has published several books, including the recent graphic novel "Brain Imaging: An Illustrated Guide to the Future of Neuroscience," and has made much of his research accessible through public talks at TED, TEDx, DLD, and the World Economic Forum, garnering millions of views and a large following. Prof. Cerf is a four-time US national storytelling champion (The Moth), a recipient of several awards and grants, including the President's Excellence Award, and was named one of the "40 leading professors under 40." Most importantly, he is left-handed. See less