Pravir Malik

Pravir’s meta-focus these days is on developing a unified theory and mathematics of organization with applications in a range of complex adaptive systems (CAS). Pravir is the Head of Organizational Sciences at Zappos.com, and in this capacity is leading the creation and incubation of organizational development technologies, in support of establishing a resilient organization that will withstand the test of time. In the past he has served as a Founding Member of A.T. Kearney India, a top-tier global consulting company; the Managing Director Advisory Services for BSR, a leading global CSR consulting company; as part of the HR leadership teams at Stanford Hospital & Clinics; leading Pricing Operations at Zappos.com; founding a couple of CAS-related initiatives - Deep Order Technologies and Aurosoorya; and experimenting with various forms of AI earlier in his carrier at ZS Associates and GE, amongst other organizations. He has a Ph.D. in Technology Management with a focus on Mathematics of Innovation in Complex Adaptive Systems from University of Pretoria, an MBA from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management with a focus on Marketing and Organizational Behavior, an MS in Computer Science from University of Florida with a focus on AI, and a BSE in Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. He is the author of a series of books on fractals and organizations, including 'Redesigning the Stock Market' and 'The Fractal Organization', published by SAGE, a leading global academic publisher. He recently authored a six-book series on 'Cosmology of Light' inspired by his research in CAS and is now writing a follow-up series on the implications of "one mathematics" in all things with applications for AI, Quantum Computing, Genetics, and Transhumanism. He has held faculty positions at several institutions of higher learning. Pravir is a global citizen who has lived, worked, and been educated in many parts of the world.