Kathryn Myronuk

Kathryn Myronuk is an interdisciplinary researcher dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations to leverage exponential technologies to address 21st-century global challenges. From her early contributions to Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity is Near to her leadership at Singularity University (SU), Kathryn has been at the forefront of turning emerging technologies into actionable insights. She joined the founding team at SU after working on projects with Kurzweil, playing a key role in launching SU's first Global Solutions Program (GSP). Kathryn served as SU’s Director of Research and “knowledge sommelier” before transitioning to faculty, where she pioneered and chaired the Synthesis and Convergence track.

As a faculty member, Kathryn worked closely with participants in both GSPs and Executive Programs (EPs), helping them navigate the rapid pace of these programs. She managed the creation of curriculum guidebooks—comprehensive overviews of technologies like AI, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and robotics. Her ability to synthesize vast amounts of research into practical insights enabled participants to see where these technologies were headed and how they intersected with policy, ethics, and SU’s Global Grand Challenges and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Kathryn also created SU’s renowned Headlines from the Future exercise, a workshop designed to help participants grasp complex forecasts in a memorable way. First developed for SU’s early Executive Programs and the first Exponential Medicine program, this exercise became a capstone event in many SU programs, where participants synthesized their learning into collaborative presentations.

More recently, Kathryn has applied her systems thinking expertise to catastrophic wildfires, volunteering with a multidisciplinary group focused on preventing and mitigating these disasters. Her work centers on translating knowledge across diverse fields, from firefighters to data scientists and policy leaders. Named a "Top Tech Hero to Watch" by CNN, Kathryn remains at the forefront of leveraging exponential technologies to address complex global issues.