Mo Gawdat
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Mo Gawdat | |
|---|---|
 Gawdat in 2022 | |
| Born | 20 June 1967 |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Alma mater | Maastricht School of Management |
| Occupation(s) | Author, entrepreneur |
Mohammad "Mo" Gawdat (Arabic: محمد جودت) is an Egyptian entrepreneur and writer. He is the former chief business officer for Google X and author of the books Solve for Happy.[1][2] and Scary smart[3]
Early life
Gawdat was born in Egypt, the son of a civil engineer and an English professor. He showed early interest in technology.[4]
Career
| This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (October 2022) |
Gawdat's background is as an engineer, paired with an MBA degree from Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands.
He began his career at IBM Egypt as a systems engineer, before migrating to a sales role in the government sector.[citation needed] Moving to the United Arab Emirates, he joined NCR Abu Dhabi to cover the non-finance sector.[citation needed] At Microsoft, he assumed various roles over a span of seven-and-a-half years.[citation needed]
Gawdat joined Google in 2007 to start its business in emerging markets.[citation needed]
In 2013, he moved to Google's innovation arm, Google X, where he led business strategy, planning, sales, business development, and partnerships.[citation needed]
Gawdat is the author of Solve for Happy: Engineering Your Path to Joy (2017). Dedicated to his son Ali, who died in 2014, the book outlines methods for managing and preventing disappointment.[5]
Personal life
Gawdat is separated from his wife, Nibal, whom he met at university. They have a daughter, Aya. Their son, Ali, died in 2014.[4]
References
- ^ Blair, Olivia. "One man's mathematical formula for happiness", The Independent, 11 April 2017.
- ^ Tucker, Ian (30 April 2017). "Google's Mo Gawdat: 'Happiness is like keeping fit. You have to work out'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ Book review: Scary Smart
- ^ a b Rifkind, Hugo. "Can this man save the world from artificial intelligence?".
- ^ Joung, Frank (19 December 2017). "Formel für Zufriedenheit "Glück ist, wenn das Gehirn die Klappe hält"". Spiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
