Zak Zaidman is a strategist, founder, and advisor working at the intersection of emerging technologies, regenerative systems, and purpose-driven leadership. He studied philosophy, psychology, anthropology, and creative arts at UC San Diego, then became a National Science Foundation Fellow in cognitive science at UC Berkeley, focusing on consciousness and human perception. In 1993, he left graduate school to co-found Gravity, one of the world's first immersive content design studios, incubated at Silicon Graphics. Gravity partnered with Intel, IBM, and Disney to explore real-time 3D media and emotionally resonant interactive storytelling. For the past two decades, he has helped build ventures across technology, climate, agriculture, and cultural change.