Karen S. Rommelfanger

Karen S. Rommelfanger is a neurotech ethicist and strategist. She founded and directs the Institute of Neuroethics, the first think tank dedicated to neuroethics. She works across sectors to promote trusted neuroscience. She pioneered neuroethics-by-design approaches and launched the first neuroethics consultancy, Ningen Neuroethics Co-Lab. Her early career as a biomedical neuroscience researcher organically evolved into neuroethics research. Her work explores how neuroscience challenges definitions of health across cultures and the ensuing societal implications of neurotechnology deployment. She maintains a professorship in neurology and psychiatry at Emory University, has published extensively, and has given more than 150 talks worldwide. A recognized global leader in neuroethics, she has collaborated with and advised organizations such as the Council of Europe, DARPA, OECD and the World Economic Forum.