Peter Diamandis

About Peter Diamandis

This entrepreneur, doctor, and engineer is best known for founding and leading organizations such as the X PRIZE Foundation, Space Adventures Ltd., Human Longevity, Inc., and Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. He also wrote the bestselling motivational book Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think.

Peter H. Diamandis is a Greek American engineer, physician, and entrepreneur best known for being founder and chairman of the X Prize Foundation, cofounder and executive chairman of Singularity University and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think and BOLD: How to Go Big, Create Wealth, and Impact the World. He is former CEO and cofounder of the Zero Gravity Corporation, cofounder and vice chairman of Space Adventures Ltd., founder and chairman of the Rocket Racing League, cofounder of the International Space University, cofounder of Planetary Resources, cofounder of Celularity, founder of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, vice chairman and cofounder of Human Longevity, Inc.

Education	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard Medical School
Employer	X Prize Foundation
Title	Chairman
Known for	Personal spaceflight industry
Born	May 20, 1961, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
Nationality	Greek American
Occupation	Entrepreneur

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Trivia

He co-founded the Zero Gravity Corporation, a space weightlessness simulation company that once offered its services to the renowned physicist Stephen Hawking.

Peter Diamandis before fame

He went to Harvard Medical School after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He worked at NASA's Johnson Space Center as a medical student, where he oversaw the International Space University and International Micro Space, a microsatellite enterprise.

Achievement of Peter Diamandis

He was a co-founder of the Zero Gravity Corporation, a space weightlessness simulation corporation that originally served physicist Stephen Hawking.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$200 Million

Peter Diamandis family life

As the son of Greek-born medical professionals, he grew up in New York City.

Associations of Peter Diamandis

After reading The Spirit of St. Louis by famed pilot Charles Lindbergh, Diamandis was inspired to launch the X PRIZE Foundation, an organization dedicated to incentivizing technological innovation, notably in the domain of private passenger space travel.

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