R. Blank

R Blank is an entrepreneur, author, and educator specializing in the intersection of technology and health. He is the CEO of Shield Your Body, a leading provider of science-backed EMF protection products, which he founded in 2012. In 2024, he expanded his mission by acquiring Bagby, a company dedicated to helping people create tech-free bedrooms for better sleep and well-being. He also hosts the Healthier Tech Podcast, where he interviews experts on living more balanced lives with technology.

R is the co-author of Overpowered: The Dangers of Electromagnetic Radiation (EMF) and What You Can Do About It, written with his father, Dr. Martin Blank, a pioneering researcher in EMF bioeffects. Overpowered is widely recognized as one of the most acc

R Blank is an entrepreneur, author, and educator specializing in the intersection of technology and health. He is the CEO of Shield Your Body, a leading provider of science-backed EMF protection products, which he founded in 2012. In 2024, he expanded his mission by acquiring Bagby, a company dedicated to helping people create tech-free bedrooms for better sleep and well-being. He also hosts the Healthier Tech Podcast, where he interviews experts on living more balanced lives with technology.

R is the co-author of Overpowered: The Dangers of Electromagnetic Radiation (EMF) and What You Can Do About It, written with his father, Dr. Martin Blank, a pioneering researcher in EMF bioeffects. Overpowered is widely recognized as one of the most accessible and authoritative books on the science of EMF health risks.

As a recognized expert in EMF health and safety, R has been interviewed and appeared on major media platforms including Dr. Phil, ABC News and Fox News. His work has reached hundreds of thousands of customers globally, and his educational content is used by individuals, schools, and wellness practitioners alike.

Previously, R served on the faculty of the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering and the University of California, Santa Cruz. Before entering the health and wellness space, he led a successful software engineering firm in Los Angeles, developing enterprise-scale custom applications and technology solutions for high-profile clients such as Apple, NBC, Microsoft, Ford, and Disney.

He holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a BA in History from Columbia University. R has spoken at conferences and events around the world, sharing practical strategies to live healthier lives in the modern digital age.

R lives in a super simple and low EMF home in a rural part of the Pacific coast of Panama, with his two rescue dogs, Bella (a disarmingly and adorably neurotic terrier mutt) and Tor (an unreasonably large and enchantingly chill pit bull / lab mix). Both of them are incredibly upset how much attention this book has taken from their human, and they each would separately like to have a word with you about that. In his spare time, he volunteers for the Cruz Roja Panameña (the Red Cross of Panama). And his Spanish is definitely improving.