David Gobel

David Gobel is an American philanthropist, entrepreneur, inventor, and futurist best known as the co-founder and CEO of the Methuselah Foundation.

Along with biogerontologist Aubrey de Grey, he established this prominent medical charity to accelerate breakthroughs in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering with the ultimate goal of significantly extending the healthy human lifespan. Before dedicating his career to longevity science, Gobel was a pioneer in the early tech sector, where he co-founded Knowledge Adventure, a highly successful children’s educational software company, and Worlds.com, an early innovator in 3D virtual reality and metaverse technology.

As the head of the Methuselah Foundation, Gobel has been instrumental in funding and scaling cutting-edge biotechnology startups, managing major initiatives like the Methuselah Mouse Prize, and collaborating with NASA on the Vascular Tissue Challenge to advance organ-banking technology. He is a prominent voice in the longevity field, widely recognized for championing the concept of longevity escape velocity and advocating for global strategic investments that aim to reverse the biological aging process. His multidisciplinary background in technology, venture capital, and biomedical advocacy continues to shape contemporary research into healthy human aging and cellular repair.