mastermind
n. 优秀策划者；才子；幕后操纵者
v. 策划，组织，操纵
例句
He was the mastermind behind the plan to acquire the explosives.
他是获取炸药计划的幕后操纵者。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
The Empress Dowager was the mastermind.
慈禧太后即是此事的主脑。
I've even got a few small mastermind groups that I'm part of.
甚至，还有几个大师级别的小组，而笔者也是其中一员。
