About
Samuel Arbesman is an adjunct professor at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University with training in complexity science, computational biology, and applied mathematics. His research on scientific and technological change has been published in peer-reviewed journals including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. He has authored three books on complexity and the evolution of knowledge, and his writing has appeared in publications including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.
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Experience
- Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve UniversityAdjunct Professorcurrent2025 — present
- Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve UniversityxLab Senior Fellowcurrent2024 — present
- Lux CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
- Lux CapitalScientist in Residence2015 — 2026
- The Long Now FoundationResearch Fellowcurrent2014 — present
- University of Colorado BoulderSenior Fellow at Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurshipcurrent2015 — present
- TechstarsMentor2017 — 2021Kansas City Metropolitan Area
- Somatic LabsAdvisor2017 — 2019
- AuthoreaAdvisory Board Member2016 — 2018
- AuthoreaBoard Observer2016 — 2018
- Harvard UniversityAssociate of Institute for Quantitative Social Science2014 — 2017
- Harvard UniversityFellow at Institute for Quantitative Social Science2008 — 2014
- Wired MagazineContributing Writer2012 — 2015
- Kauffman FoundationSenior Scholar2011 — 2015
- Harvard Medical SchoolResearch Fellow in Health Care Policy2008 — 2011
Skills & more
WritingPublic SpeakingComplex SystemsVenture CapitalStart-upsScienceComplexity TheoryResearchConsultingData AnalysisStatisticsBlogging
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TeachingHigher EducationPublishingData VisualizationUniversity TeachingFrom Samuel's professional profile.
Colleagues at Lux Capital
Adam Goulburn
Investor at Lux Capital
Adam Kalish
Partner, Capital Formation at Lux Capital
Ale Salardi
Executive Assistant at Lux Capital
Alex Nguyen
Partner at Lux Capital
Andrew Wilson
Partner, Legal at Lux Capital
Bibi Masara
Office Manager at Lux Capital
Bilal Zuberi
Founder and Managing Partner at Red Glass Ventures
Brad Gritsch
Finance at Lux Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Samuel Arbesman?
- Samuel Arbesman is an adjunct professor at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University with training in complexity science, computational biology, and applied mathematics. His research on scientific and technological change has been published in peer-reviewed journals including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. He has authored three books on complexity and the evolution of knowledge, and his writing has appeared in publications including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.
- Where does Samuel Arbesman work?
- Samuel Arbesman is Venture Partner at Lux Capital.
- Where did Samuel Arbesman go to school?
- Samuel Arbesman studied at Cornell University (PhD, Computational Biology); Brandeis University (BA, Computer Science).
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