TIME listed him as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World,” The Economist recognized him with their annual “Innovation Award,” INC Magazine named him “Entrepreneur of the Decade,” CIPR honored him for “Leadership in The Forefront of Developing New Media,” In 2019 Vanity Fair featured him as a “Bright Spark,” and GQ Magazine saw fit to crown Biz as “Nerd of the Year.”

In addition to being a technologist, Biz is a Visiting Fellow at The University of Oxford, a filmmaker, film producer, and has authored three books. Having started out as an artist, Biz stresses the importance of creativity, learning from mistakes, and celebrating the triumph of humanity with a little help from technology. Stone lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife Livia and son Jacob.