The Senate of the University of Pécs has awarded the title of "doctor honoris causa" to György Tilesch, a professor at the Faculty of Law, founder of the PHI Institute, and an expert in international innovation and artificial intelligence. In 2020, he became a member of the American AI Ethics Committee, which developed the first regulatory proposal for the White House. According to its mission, the PHI aims to transform artificial intelligence into augmented intelligence that assists individuals and humanity, and to maintain this path through broad, active collaboration.
The award was received on March 14, 2024, during the University of Pécs' Honorary Doctorate Award Ceremony held at the Festive Senate Meeting.
Dr. George A. Tilesch is the President of PHI Institute for Augmented Intelligence. A world-renowned international innovation and artificial intelligence expert, business leader, strategic consultant, and author, he has been living in California's Silicon Valley, USA for nearly a decade and a half now. Born in Pécs, Hungary, he graduated from the University of Pécs, Faculty of Law in 1997. After graduating, he worked in Pécs and in 2002 he obtained a trilingual MA with honors at the European Institute of Higher International Studies in Nice, France.
For over 25 years, George A. Tilesch has been active as a cross-sector and cross-industry conduit between AI ecosystems worldwide and as a trusted advisor for world leaders. His global senior executive and strategy consulting leadership track record span decades with government leaders on all continents (White House, Pentagon, NASA, EU, Dubai, New Zealand); Microsoft, Ipsos, and Fortune 50 Tech corporations and Fortune 1000 enterprises; international organizations and global think tanks (World Economic Forum, Club de Madrid); startups/scaleups; and global social innovation leaders. Dr. George A. Tilesch is also the co-author of the 2020 book BetweenBrains: Taking Back our AI Future. As a C-suite advisor, researcher, convener, keynote speaker, and guest lecturer at major universities, George A. Tilesch is headquartered in Silicon Valley and circling the globe in pursuit of delivering on PHI Institute’s mission, but Pécs remains his cradle forever.
