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 Esther Dyson in 2018 at the Clock of the Long Now | |
| Born | 14 July 1951 Zürich, Switzerland |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
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| Website | wellville |
Esther Dyson (born 14 July 1951[1]) is a Swiss-born American investor, journalist, author, commentator and philanthropist. She is the executive founder of Wellville, a nonprofit project focused on improving equitable wellbeing. Dyson is also an angel investor focused on health care, open government, digital technology, biotechnology, and outer space.[2] Dyson's career now focuses on health[3] and she continues to invest in health and technology startups.
- ^ Wray, Richard (30 January 2004). "The clean-up queen". The Guardian.
- ^ Multiple citations:
- "Obituary of Verena Huber-Dyson". Moles Farewell Tributes. 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- "Biographical Data on Esther Dyson". Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
Esther Dyson, former Chairman of the ICANN Board [..] She was appointed as one of ICANN's nine initial directors in October 1998. She served as an ICANN director until 16 November 2000.
- "Edge: Esther Dyson". Edge Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
Esther Dyson is editor of the computer-industry newsletter, Release 1.0, a CNET Networks publication
- Esther Dyson on Huffington Post
- George, Don (4 November 1997). "Road Warrior: Esther Dyson" Archived 2 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Salon Wanderlust. Retrieved 12 October 2008. "Esther Dyson, one of the preeminent visionaries of the digital age – and a quintessential road warrior [..] She also invests in and sits on the boards of several U.S. start-ups. In addition, Dyson is chairwoman of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit civil liberties organization"
- ^ Dyson, Ester (22 January 2014). The Anti-Fragility of Health. Project Syndicate.