Astro Teller is a scientist, entrepreneur, and the author of Exegesis and Sacred Cows. He holds a PhD in artificial intelligence from Carnegie-Mellon University. Additionally, he completed degrees in computer science as well as symbolic and heuristic computation from Stanford University. He has also cofounded many businesses and programs geared toward developing computer science, such as Cerebellum Capital, Inc.; BodyMedia, Inc.; and Sandbox Advanced Development. He is currently the CEO of X, a division of Alphabet bringing innovative technological ideas to reality.