OZAN
VAROL
OZAN
VAROL
OZAN
VAROL
Hey, I'm Ozan
I'M A ROCKET SCIENTIST TURNED BESTSELLING AUTHOR.
A native of Istanbul, I grew up in a family of no English speakers. I moved to the United States by myself at 17 to attend Cornell University, where I majored in astrophysics. While there, I served on the operations team for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers project. I later became interested in the physics of society, went to law school, and became a law professor. After getting tenure, I left academia to become a full-time author and speaker.
My mission in life is to help people reimagine the status quo.
I believe that outdated conventional wisdom holds us back. I believe that society has seduced us into assuming that flying lower is safer than flying higher, that coasting is better than soaring, and that small dreams are wiser than bigger ones. I believe that reimagining—not just resisting—the status quo is the key to unlocking our full potential.
My work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, TIME, BBC, CNN, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Fast Company and many other outlets. My books and articles have been read by millions around the globe.
A sought-after speaker, I’ve delivered keynotes to institutions like Microsoft, Intel, lululemon, adidas, Accenture, Deloitte, Salesforce, General Electric, Google X, CVS Health, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Navy.
I’m the bestselling author of two books: Awaken Your Genius and Think Like a Rocket Scientist. My books have been translated into 25 foreign languages and selected as:
One of Inc.com’s “6 Business Books You Need to Read This Year"
(according to Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, and Adam Grant)
One of Amazon’s Top 20 business books of the year
Adam Grant’s # 1 pick of his top 20 leadership books of the year
One of 6 Groundbreaking Books of Spring 2020
(according to Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Dan Pink, and Adam Grant)
I live in Portland, Oregon, with my wife Kathy and our two dogs, Einstein and Sputnik. My esoteric interests include Turkish soccer, indie bookstores, and getting lost in foreign cities.
REIMAGINE
THE STATUS QUO
ARE YOU READY TO JOIN THE PARTY?
Ozan Varol is a true original.
— ADAM GRANT
New York Times bestselling author of Think Again
Ozan Varol's a brilliant mind, a warm and kind heart, and the exact type of spirit we need putting resilient vibes into the world right now.
— NEIL PASRICHA
New York Times bestselling author of Book of Awesome
Ozan Varol is like Nassim Taleb meets Daniel Kahneman.
— CLARA SHIH
CEO of Salesforce Service Cloud
