Isaac Castro is an immigrant entrepreneur and Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Emerge, a consumer technology company building a new product category to bridge distance and time—by leveraging sight, sound, touch and brain activity, all powered by an emotion AI platform. Emerge has been named as Technology Pioneer 2022 by the World Economic Forum.

Isaac was recognized as Innovator Under 35 by MIT Technology Review for the invention of a medical device for more effective cancer treatment. As a World Economic Forum's Global Shaper, Isaac actively worked on inspiring youth and fostering peace and reconciliation in Colombia, work for which he was invited to participate and speak at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos.

Isaac is an advocate for human connection, mental health, and sustainable access to technology. Isaac’s work has been endorsed and featured by institutions such as the World Economic Forum, MIT, European Parliament, Institut Choiseul for International Politics and Geoeconomics, Fast Company, and in media and publications worldwide. Isaac holds a master's degree in telecommunications engineering, and he is a graduate of Google-sponsored Singularity University at NASA Research Park in Silicon Valley.

Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Emerge

World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneer 2022

World Economic Forum's Global Shaper

MIT's Innovator Under 35 2013

Singularity University's GSP 2015 alum