Peter Haynes

▪ Contributor to The Economist, having written 70+ articles in recent years (but currently taking some time out); formerly its New York Bureau Chief and US Business Editor, among other things, when I wrote 800+ articles and editorials (see below). ▪ Co-founder and VP at Polyverse, a cybersecurity company that uses unique "moving target defense" technologies to make cyberattacks against organisations' digital assets all but impossible. ▪ Investor and advisor at SeekOut, an AI-driven candidate-sourcing solution for recruiters that draws on a database of 100m+ profiles, and offers best-in-class faceted search plus a host of other powerful tools. ▪ Member, Technical Board of Advisors at Votem, a start-up that has developed a revolutionary blockchain-based mobile voting platform designed to securely cast votes in elections across the globe. ▪ Senior Fellow (nonresident) at the Atlantic Council, a DC think-tank, focused on the philosophy of technology, plus ethics and policy in rapidly changing fields such as AI, big data and cybersecurity. ▪ Senior Director, Advanced Strategies and Research at Microsoft, driving long-term technology strategy, philosophy and policy in areas including cybersecurity, big data, the IoT, AI and quantum computing. ▪ Award-winning, full-time journalist and editor at The Economist, writing 800+ articles and editorials over 12 years, and ultimately serving as its New York bureau chief and US business editor. Currently a contributor (see above). ▪ Co-Founder of Oxford Economic Research Associates, now a major European consultancy. ▪ Long-time presenter and commentator for BBC radio and NPR. ▪ Senior Researcher at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and National Institute of Economic and Social Research, two leading UK think-tanks.

• University of Oxford
  • Philosophy
  • Politics and Economics (PPE)
  • Keble College; majored in philosophy
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• The Economist
  • Contributor
• Polyverse
  • Co-Founder
• SeekOut
  • Investor
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Atlantic Council
• Senior Fellow
Microsoft
• Senior Director
• Advanced Strategies & Research
The Economist
• Deputy Business Editor
• Correspondent and Editorial Writer
Votem
• Member
• Technical Board of Advisors
Oxera
• Co-Founder
The Economist
• New York Bureau Chief and US Business Editor
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