Josh Adler
Josh Adler (born February 10, 1999) is a Canadian entrepreneur, writer, and philanthropist. He has founded ventures in product consultancy, digital infrastructure, systems consulting, and bioscience-related research. His work focuses on creating tools and frameworks for people with difficulties operating within traditional educational and institutional systems.
Early Life and Education
Adler was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Diagnosed in childhood with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Adler left traditional school frameworks to pursue advanced, mentorship-based studies in thermodynamics, physics, and business theory. He was later admitted to the University of Toronto, but dropped out shortly after.
Career
Adler’s ventures cover multiple sectors where systems design, performance optimization, and emerging technology intersect. Josh Adler has worked in product innovation, consulting, bioscience research into attention and resilience, experimental robotics and defense-adjacent technologies. Some of these projects operate in stealth or function as limited-access consultancies, all sharing a commitment to designing new tools for neurodivergent and nontraditional users.
Writing and Philosophy
Adler publishes essays on topics including neurodiversity, resilience, systems thinking, and founder psychology.
Philanthropy
Adler is the founder of Project Hyperaware, a global philanthropic initiative dedicated to raising ADHD awareness in underserved regions. One of the first Project Hyperaware programs has launched in Kenya, focused on building community and educator understanding of neurodiversity.