David Shrier is a Professor of Practice (AI and Innovation) with Imperial College Business School, co-director of the Trusted AI Alliance (a collective of more than 3,000 AI researchers across Imperial College London, MIT, University of Oxford, Harvard and University of Edinburgh focused on building a better world through responsible and trusthworthy AI), and a Visiting Scholar with MIT’s School of Engineering. He is best known for creating the four most profitable online classes in history and helping deliver more than us$ 1 billion of financial support to MIT, University of Oxford, and Harvard. He previously held a dual appointment at MIT and University of Oxford. David also is active in the private sector having led more than $10 billion of corporate growth programs and an IPO on the NYSE, and having made three dozen angel investments through his venture studio Visionary Future. His 9th book, Basic AI: A Human Guide to Artificial Intelligence is being published by Harvard Business Publishing and Little Brown in 2024. His most recent edited volume Global Fintech (together with Professor Alex Pentland), published by MIT Press, won outstanding academic title from the American Library Association in 2022.