Adam Marblestone is the CEO of Convergent Research. He is working with a large and growing network of collaborators and advisors to develop a strategic roadmap for future FROs. Outside of CR, he serves on the boards of several non-profits pursuing new methods of funding and organizing scientific research including Norn Group and New Science, and as an interviewer for the Hertz Foundation. Previously, he was a Schmidt Futures Innovation Fellow, a Fellow with the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), a research scientist at Google DeepMind, Chief Strategy Officer of the brain-computer interface company Kernel, a research scientist at MIT, a PhD student in biophysics with George Church and colleagues at Harvard, and a theoretical physics student at Yale. He has also previously helped to start companies like BioBright, and advised foundations such as Open Philanthropy.

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Imagine a future where we finally understand the human brain’s basic structure—how it drives our values, motivations, and well-being. This isn’t about uploading minds or building superintelligence but about gaining practical insights into how our brains work. With this understanding, we could improve mental health, align technology with human needs, and make life better in countless ways.

At the same time, science becomes more efficient. We remove the red tape and inefficiencies that slow progress, enabling researchers to focus on solving big problems instead of navigating bureaucracy. This shift unlocks faster innovation and encourages bold new ideas.

Together, these changes create a turning point: we overcome key barriers to understanding ourselves and advancing as a society, opening up real possibilities for a better future.