Dr. Corinna (Cori) Lathan, is an inventor, neuroscientist, engineer, technology entrepreneur, and social activist. She co-founded AnthroTronix, a technology innovation company established in 1999 that she led as CEO for over 20 years
Her latest book, "Inventing the Future: Stories from a Techno-Optimist," was an Amazon #1 best seller in multiple categories, including Innovation and Technology.
Dr. Lathan was named a Technology Pioneer and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. She also chaired the Global Future Council on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics and serves on the committee to select the annual list of Top 10 Emerging Technologies.
Dr. Lathan is on the Boards of the not-for-profits focusing on STEAM education: the KID Museum, the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation, and Engineering World Health.
Featured in:
Forbes, TIME, and The New Yorker. Recognized as one of MIT Technology Review Magazine’s “Top 100 World Innovators” and named among Fast Company’s “Most Creative People in Business.”
Dr. Lathan was selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Lyda Hill Philanthropies® as an IF/THEN® Ambassador, to inspire girls to pursue STEM careers.
All 125 Ambassadors were featured as life-sized statues in a Smithsonian exhibit on contemporary women in STEM as part of ongoing efforts to create a culture shift in how the world perceives women in STEM.
Dr. Lathan is shown with her statue above, holding one of her inventions, “String”, which activates the immune system through non-invasive vagal nerve stimulation.