Roman Krznaric is a philosopher of time whose internationally bestselling books, including History for Tomorrow, Empathy and Carpe Diem Regained, have been published in more than 25 languages. His book, The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World, has been described by U2's The Edge as 'the book our children's children will thank us for reading'. He is Senior Research Fellow at Oxford Univesity's Centre for Eudaimonia and Human Flourishing and founder of the world’s first Empathy Museum.

After growing up in Sydney and Hong Kong, Roman studied at the universities of Oxford, London and Essex, where he gained his PhD in political science. His writings on themes ranging from long-term thinking to the power of empathy have been widely influential amongst political and ecological campaigners, education reformers, social entrepreneurs and designers. An acclaimed public speaker, his talks and workshops have taken him from a London prison to the TED global stage.

Roman is a member of the Club of Rome and previously worked as an academic, a gardener, a conversation activist and on human rights issues in Guatemala

He is proud to be Long Now member number 8615.