Anthony Aguirre is the Faggin Professor of the Physics of Information at University of California at Santa Cruz. Prior to UCSC, he received his PhD from Harvard University, and was a member at the Institute for Advanced Study. In his scientific research, Aguirre has studied a wide variety of topics in theoretical cosmology, black holes and gravity physics, the foundations of quantum mechanics, foundations of statistical mechanics, and inflationary cosmology and the inflationary “multiverse”.  

Alongside his academic career, Aguirre has also founded and played a core leadership role in several organisations. In 2006 he co-founded the Foundational Questions Institute, a US non-profit supporting fundamental physics research, where he serves as scientific director. In 2014 he co-founded the Future of Life Institute, an international NGO focusing on the implications of transformational technology. There, he currently serves as Vice-President for Policy and Research. In addition, in 2015 he co-founded Metaculus, an online science and technology forecasting platform, of which he is president.