Michael Woudenberg is an aspiring Polymath from Tucson Arizona with a background in advanced technologies such as autonomy, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cyber, aerospace, national security and weapon systems across a variety of companies from tech startups to Fortune 150 companies.
He is an award-winning author in nonfiction and has been published in magazines and peer-reviewed journals. He is also the author of Polymathic Being, a substack exploring counterintuitive insights across different domains and disciplines at www.polymathicbeing.com.
One of his side passions is psychology and sociology, specifically around how the human brain works individually and within cultures and civilizations. He strives to tie together diverse concepts to enable human flourishing to both understand and address the technological complexity we face today.
Michael holds an M.S. in Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a B.S. in Information Systems from Michigan Technological University. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he served as an Airborne and Ranger qualified Field Artillery officer.
He has a broad series of hobbies including photography, mountain biking, brewing beer, camping, hiking, rock climbing and basically most things outdoors. His family is along for all these adventures which make them so much more fun.
Stay up-to-date with all the latest news and information from the Tucson Festival of Books!
