Ozan Varol
Author, rocket scientist and law professor
Ozan Varol is a Turkish-born author who worked on the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers mission before becoming a law professor.
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Turkish Born 1981 in Istanbul, Turkey
About Ozan Varol
Born in Istanbul, Ozan Varol moved to the United States alone at 17 to study at Cornell University. While there, he was part of the team handling operations for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers mission, which sent two rovers to the planet. He later became a law professor and held tenure at Lewis & Clark Law School. He is known for coining the phrase "democratic coup" and wrote The Democratic Coup d'État. His books in our catalog include Awaken Your Genius and Think Like a Rocket Scientist. He writes about contrarian thinking on his website. He has also given keynote talks at Microsoft and Salesforce, as well as for the US Department of State.