Daniel Susskind

Daniel Susskind is a bestselling author and leading authority on artificial intelligence, work and the future of the economy. He is the Mercers’ School Memorial Professor of Business at Gresham College and a member of the UK Government’s Expert Panel on AI and the Future of Work. Daniel also holds research positions across Stanford, Oxford and King’s College London, placing him at the forefront of global thinking on technological change. He is hired as a speaker for his ability to explain how AI will reshape employment, economic growth and society, translating complex research into compelling insights for leaders and organisations.

Daniel studied Economics and Management at the University of Oxford before beginning his career in government as a Policy Adviser in the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit. He subsequently became a Policy Analyst in the 10 Downing Street Policy Unit and a Senior Policy Adviser in the Cabinet Office. After serving as a Kennedy Scholar at Harvard University, he returned to Oxford, where he became a Lecturer and later Fellow in Economics at Balliol College. His academic career has since expanded internationally, with appointments including Senior Research Associate at Oxford’s Institute for Ethics in AI, Research Professor at King’s College London and Digital Fellow at the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.

Daniel has established an international reputation through his influential writing on technology and economics. He co-authored the bestselling The Future of the Professions before writing A World Without Work, a Financial Times Business Book of the Year runner-up in 2020. His 2024 book, Growth: A Reckoning, was also a runner-up for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year and was selected by Barack Obama as one of his favourite books of 2024. In 2026, Daniel published What Should My Children Do? How to Flourish in the Age of AI, examining how people can build meaningful and successful lives as artificial intelligence transforms work and society.

Daniel is hired as a speaker for his rigorous yet accessible perspective on some of the defining questions of the AI era. Drawing on economics, public policy and cutting-edge research, he helps audiences understand automation, technological unemployment, skills, economic growth and how humans can flourish alongside increasingly capable machines. His TED Talk on the future of work has attracted more than 1.7 million views, demonstrating his ability to make complex ideas engaging for global audiences. Combining government experience with appointments at leading universities, Daniel offers decision-makers an authoritative framework for navigating the economic and societal consequences of AI.