Carl Marci

Carl is a globally recognized leader in the new field of social and consumer neuroscience, and Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of Innerscope Research, the leading global consumer neuroscience research firm specializing in measuring the emotional connection between brands, products and consumers. With its proprietary Biometric Monitoring System™ and integrated neuroscience approach, Innerscope has set a new standard for understanding consumers by accurately and unobtrusively measuring the key emotional drivers that predict behavior. Carl also served as CEO of Innerscope from January 2008 until June 2013. He is part-time Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and is both the former director of social neuroscience at Massachusetts General Hospital and a past visiting lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Program in Media Arts & Sciences. He is currently Chairperson of the Board of Advisors and a member of the Executive Committee for the Endowment for the Advancement of Psychotherapy in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. As a board certified neuropsychiatrist, he is a member of a number of professional societies including the American Medical Association, the Massachusetts Medical Association, the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society, and the American Psychiatric Association. His other relevant affiliations include membership in the Association of American Rhodes Scholars, the Advertising Research Foundation and the Marketing Sciences Institute. Carl received his MA in psychology and philosophy at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar and completed his medical degree with honors at Harvard Medical School. He has extensive training in biological psychology and neuroscience through two National Institute of Health research fellowships, is a sought after lecturer nationally and internationally and has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed science journals. Carl is a member of the 2014 Class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.