About Unbuilt Labs LLC.
A private sector think tank, we advise boards, family offices, investors, and entrepreneurs with insights that redefine what is possible.
Our office is located in one of the biggest movie studios in New York. We convene the stars of today and tomorrow.
Suite 7 at Gum Studios, 162 44th Street, Brooklyn New York, 11232
INTRODUCTION
In an era of polycrisis, we help leaders understand what is changing, why it matters, and how to prepare. Beyond research, we design targeted information products through user research to communicate with cross-disciplinary audiences. We bring you together with a brilliant family of thinkers and creatives.
Our work is centered around four themes: Board Leadership, Quantum, Frontier Tech, and Global Governance
Note, as a private sector think tank, we do not advise government contractors or public sector actors.
The Global Think Tank Ecosystem
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The Global Think Tank Ecosystem ·
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Sustainable Innovation Think Tank
Sustainability is one of the hardest things we will ever do. What are the new ways to create value? How might better governance bring sustainable ideas to market? We take a systems approach towards research, and we host the Global Consortium for Systems Research. As the central research body at Unbuilt Labs, we perform an exploratory and evaluative function. Learn more.
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Quantum Oaks Advisory
You belong here at Quantum Oaks with leaders shaping quantum and AI today. As governance experts, we prioritize quantum literacy and decision frameworks in high stakes environments to help boards evaluate proposals. Through our Certificate Board Leadership Program, CTO + COO in the Arts Program, Emerging Board Leadership Program, and Heir Readiness Program, we empower the leaders of today and tomorrow. Learn more.
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Center for Global Agenda
The Center for Global Agenda (CGA) is dedicated to the study of contemporary global governance. We organize the annual Future of Global Governance Series on a range of governance subjects such as global, outerspace, climate, data, and corporate governance. Learn more.
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Venture Strategy Group
As the first think tank-backed venture advisory, we believe the next generation of innovative companies solving grand challenges will be led by strong research centers that consistently deliver breakthrough ideas and monitor ideas’ impact. We combine our deep expertise on board leadership, frontier technologies, and global governance to advise the most daring thinkers. Learn more.
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Marvin Cheung has a background in emerging technologies, having consulted and advised startups in New York. He holds judge, reviewer, and mentor roles at Johns Hopkins, MIT, Kellogg-Morgan Stanley, and Yale University. Recognized for his astute understanding of complex global systems, he chairs the Global Consortium for Systems Research and serves on the Board of Unbuilt Labs as well as various advisory boards. He has also been a Global Diplomacy Fellow as well as an Expert on SDGs and Strategic Planning at the United Nations. He regularly briefs boards on pressing issues. He has given talks at the UN, MIT, ChairX, Boards Impact Forum, and other institutions. He is a member of the University of Oxford Quantum Information Society and the NASDAQ Center for Board Excellence.
Marvin@UnbuiltLabs.com
From Marguerite Van Cook's early days at the Treasury department at IBM in the 70s, working alongside colleagues on room-sized computers, she now brings her expertise to Unbuilt Labs supporting boards on quantum computing vision and strategies. Marguerite Van Cook came to New York with her punk band The Innocents, after touring the UK with The Clash. She has been an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University, Hunter College, and the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York. Marguerite has been a speaker at the UN, Boards Impact Forum, Williams College, Whitney Museum, and MOMA. She serves on the Board of Unbuilt Labs. She is the President of the Board at Visual AIDS, and the President Emeritus of Howl Arts Inc. She is a member of the NASDAQ Center for Board Excellence.
Marguerite@UnbuiltLabs.com