Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American science fiction author.

[9][10] At the University of California, San Diego, he earned a Master of Science in electrical engineering (optics) in 1978 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in astronomy in 1981.

He serves on the advisory board of NASA's Innovative and Advanced Concepts group and frequently does futurist consulting for corporations and government agencies.

[16] As of 2022, Brin was living in San Diego County, California, with his wife and children.

Much of Brin's work outside the Uplift series focuses on technology's effects on human society.