Katy Cook

Katy Cook was born in San Diego, California. She obtained her first MA in psychology and was a bereavement counselor before moving to the U.K. to get a second MA in modern culture studies from University College London (UCL). After working in mental healthcare for over a decade, in 2014, she founded The Centre for Technology Awareness, a non-profit dedicated to raising awareness about the impacts of technology. In 2015, she finished her PhD in clinical, educational and health psychology at UCL, with a focus on the psychology of progress. In 2019, she published her first book, “The Psychology of Silicon Valley.” Katy lives in California and works as a consultant and speaker on ethics and technology.

You can learn more about Katy, her work, and technology and ethics at KATYCOOK.NET