Imran Khan
Science, Society & Culture Advisory Board Member
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Imran Khan is an irredeemable nerd who works at the messy intersections between research and society. He currently leads a program for the understanding and communication of AI’s psychosocial impacts at the Center for Humane Technology, and has previously been a non-profit CEO, policy campaigner, journalist, funder and board member. Imran has served as an Advisor to the Simons Foundation’s Science, Society & Culture program since 2021. His first book — Psychedelics — will be published by MIT Press in early 2027.