Zak Stein grew up on the East Coast of the US and managed to find a way through several school systems as a “high achieving dyslexic.” During doctoral training in psychology and philosophy at Harvard, he discovered the field of existential risk and has since dedicated his life to working on the resolution of the world’s most pressing problems.

Zak currently works as a writer, researcher, and thought leader at the front edge of understanding how educational systems and approaches are related to problems of civilizational collapse. He is also a consultant to governments and businesses seeking to mitigate catastrophic risks through educational innovation, as well as a mentor to individuals seeking to use their power responsibly. His work can be found at The Consilience Project, and at the Center for World Philosophy and Religion (formerly the Center for Integral Wisdom). His book Education in a Time Between Worlds has been widely acclaimed, considered by some as one of the most important books on the philosophy of education to be published this century.

He has been a longtime caregiver and musician, as well as a practitioner of both Zen and Jewish mysticism.