Andy's passion for new technology and innovation led him to San Jose State University, where he is majoring in MIS. At IFTF, Andy assists with infrastructures for servers and general technology ...
Dr. Anthony Townsend’s research focus is on the impact of new technology on cities and public institutions, and the role of technology in economic development. Recent forecasts he has developed ...
Bob is a ten-year forecaster who has outlived his forecasts more than three times over. He works interactively with top leaders across a wide range of business, government, and nonprofit ...
Bradley Kreit joined the Institute for the Future in 2009. His research at IFTF builds on his background in anthropology and history by exploring how everyday challenges, decisions and contexts ...
Brinda is an entrepreneur and anthropologist and serves as the president of Dhoopa Ventures LLC, a company that conducts rapid, high-quality research in emerging and high tech markets. She ...
David Pescovitz is co-editor of the popular weblog BoingBoing.net and also editor-at-large for MAKE:, the DIY technology magazine. Pescovitz co-wrote the book Reality Check (HardWired, 1996), ...
Dawn oversees client services for the Health Horizons program and across other projects at the Institute, contributing to the business relationship part of the equation. She began her ...
Deepa’s research at the Institute primarily focuses on commercial innovations and disruptions as well as societal responses to technological change. She works closely with IFTF ...
Devin's interests center on the application of foresight to organizational strategy and strategic planning. In particular, he is interested in organizations as systems designed to activate ...
Jake's research examines the role of emerging technologies in transforming individuals, culture, and governance. In particular, he explores societies are adapting to the Neurocentric age, a ...
Jane McGonigal takes play seriously. She studies the power of games to impact the real-world -- and she creates games that do just that. A pioneer in the field of "alternate reality gaming", ...
Jason Tester's interests in interactive technology began the old-fashioned way, tinkering one-on-one with the equipment he had at hand. With his work on technological voting, however, he saw ...
More than ten years ago Jean brought her lifelong passion for visual metaphors and more than twenty years of experience in information design, design strategy, branding and graphics production ...
Jillian comes to us with a MA in applied anthropology from San Jose State University and a BA in cultural anthropology from University of New Hampshire. She spent one year as an Americorps ...
Jody's design career began when he was hired to airbrush surfboards for Stüssy Designs in Laguna Beach, California. Along the way he's designed men's surfwear and branding for Gotcha ...
Kathi Vian leads IFTF's Ten-Year Forecast Program, which is a broad scan of the emerging global environment, focusing on the intersection of new economic forces, changing environmental ...
As Interactive Media Manager for IFTF, Maureen works closely with her colleagues to effectively deliver research via online media and to shepherd the Institute's collaborative forcasting ...
Mike Liebhold is a Distinguished Fellow focusing on the mobile web, abundant computation, immersive media and geospatial foundations for context-aware and ubiquitous computing. Previously, Mike ...
Miriam Lueck Avery is a Research Director working primarily with the Health Horizons, Global Food Outlook, and Ten-Year forecast programs. As an anthropolgist, her overarching ...
Neela manages the Health Horizons program while working closely with the Health Horizons research team to facilitate the logistics of project planning and deliverables. She also assists the ...
Upon graduating from design school at Ohio State University, Nicolas Weidinger co-founded Cobego, an industrial design startup that specializes in making ideas come to life. In the summer of ...
As Program Coordinator for Technology Horizons, Nicole works closely with the team to coordinate research deliverables, facilitate project planning, and manage logistics. Driven to ...
Rachel believes that futures thinking and forecasting are critical for enabling health care delivery systems to better prepare for an constantly evolving health and well-being landscape. ...
Robin is a Graphic Designer in the Production department of IFTF and works to support all graphic and creative needs for IFTF deliverables, as well as maintaining IFTF's graphic identity. ...
Born in Oakland, California in a time and place of great social change, Rod Falcon attended nearby UC Berkeley to better understand what was happening. There he studied history and social ...
As the Research Assistant for the Ten-Year Forecast program, Sara provides the team organizational, communication, research, and editorial support to help meet the goals of the program and its ...
After being a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kenya from 2005-2007, Tessa came to IFTF has a program manager for the Ten-Year Forecast Team in 2008. Enamored with the process of creating ...
