Zoltan Istvan

Zoltan Istvan
Istvan in 2017
Born
Zoltan Istvan Gyurko

(1973-03-30) March 30, 1973
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Education
OccupationTranshumanist
Political partyDemocratic (2025–present)
Other political
affiliations		Transhumanist (before 2017)
Libertarian (2017–2020)
Republican (2019–2020)
Independent (2020–2025)
MovementTranshumanist politics
SpouseLisa Memmel
Websitezoltanistvan.com

Zoltan Istvan Gyurko (born March 30, 1973) is an American transhumanist, former National Geographic journalist, and international speaker. Istvan is the author of The Transhumanist Wager, a philosophical science fiction novel.

Istvan ran for his Transhumanist Party in the 2016 United States presidential election to raise awareness for transhumanist politics issues but did not place his name on any state ballot. In 2017, Istvan ran for Governor of California in the 2018 election as a member of the Libertarian Party. In 2019, Istvan ran for the Republican Party's nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election against President Donald Trump. In April 2025, Istvan announced he was running for Governor of California as a Democrat in the 2026 state election.

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