John Kessler

John Kessler is a co-founder at Aaru [1], an AI startup that generates agents designed to simulate human behavior for market research applications [1]. Based in the New York AI scene, Kessler has been involved in developing technology that creates artificial agents capable of mimicking human responses and behaviors for research purposes [1].

Founded

• Aaru

Experience

1. 
   Co-Founder, CTO

   Aaru2024 to Present
2. Fellow

   Z Fellows2024 to Present
3. Fellow

   Kleiner Perkins2024 to Present
4. City Science Lab

   MIT Media Lab2023 to 2025
5. Urban Sciences Institute

   National Taipei University of Technology2023 to 2025
6. Human Robot Interaction Lab

   Tufts University2023 to 2024

Education

• Z Fellows · FellowMay 2024
• Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth (CTY) · Study of Exceptional Talent (SET) Program2019

Media & appearances

• Aaru, Iran, & an AI Horror Story 3/20/26Squawk Pod · Mar 20, 2026

In the news

• John Kessler on X@john_k · Apr 16, 2026

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