Zvi Mowshowitz is a former professional Magic: The Gathering player and former CEO of MetaMed, a medical research analysis firm. He is currently an internet writer.
Rationalism
Recently he has moved to analysis of a number of areas from the rationalist perspective, notably AI safety. He is a judge on the AI alignment forum prize.
Career
Mowshowitz was the CEO of MetaMed, a medical research analysis firm. Before that, he worked at Jane Street Capital.
Magic: The Gathering
He held a developer intern position at Wizards of the Coast Magic R&D.
He is known for having created innovative and sometimes game-breaking decks TurboZvi and My Fires. His first-place finishes include a Pro Tour and a Grand Prix. He has placed in the top eight of four Pro Tours, and earned over $140,000 playing Magic competitively. In 2007, Mowshowitz was elected into the Magic Hall of Fame.
Mowshowitz was also an avid internet writer on gaming, previously with The Dojo, Mindripper, Brainburst, StarCityGames, and then for the official Magic website MagicTheGathering.com. In April 2006, he stopped writing for MagicTheGathering.com.
Personal life
Mowshowitz is the son of American biochemist Deborah Mowshowitz.
Mowshowitz is an alumnus of Columbia University and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics.
Top 8 appearances
Other accomplishments
Magic Hall of Fame class of 2007
Further reading
External links
Zvi Mowshowitz’s blog, “Don’t Worry About the Vase” Zvi Mowshowitz’s old blog on LiveJournal