Foresight professionals, researchers, and educators in the 50 United States.
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AEI Speakers Bureau, Futurists and Future Trends (44 entries)Alabama (AL)
Ted Hailes, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, AL USAAlaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Brad Allenby, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
Roger Caldwell, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA (Emeritus or Retired)Brian Harris, University of Advancing Technology, Phoenix, AZ USATom Lombardo, Rio Salado Community College, Tempe, AZ USAReed Riner, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AZ USAJohn Smart, University of Advancing Technology, Phoenix, AZ USAArkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Walter T. Anderson, World Acad. of Art and Science, San Francisco, CAHenrik Bennetsen, Director of Technology, Stanford Humanities Lab, Director, Metaverse U, Stanford U, Palo Alto, CA USA (email)
Creativity and community in online spaces. Metaverse, Second Life. Music and tech. MSc in Media Tech & Games, Aalborg U, Denmark.Stewart Brand, Long Now Foundation, San Francisco, CA USADavid Brin, Acclaimed Science Fiction Author and Futurist, San Diego, CA USA (email)
Physicist, polymath. Public speaker. Interests: social change, openness, innovation, philanth, SETI. Author: The Transparent Society.
Lonny J Avi Brooks, Cal State East Bay, Hayward, CA USA
Professor of Comm.. IFTF and Futures-Related PhD. Future of Cyberculture. Ethnographic futures. Social Study of Sci&Tech (STS).James Canton, Institute for Global Futures, San Francisco, CA USA (email)
Future trends, health care, life sciences, energy, security, climate change, globalization.Jamais Cascio, Open the Future, East Bay, CA USA (email)
Urban design, climate science, renewable energy, open source models, emerging technologies, social networks.David Clemens, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA USAWilliam Cockayne, Director, Stanford Center for Critical Foresight, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA USA (email)
Ed: Mech. engrg, design, comp. science. L-R planning, foresight, innovation. Fdr, Change Resrch. Affil., IFTF. Author: Mobile Agents.
Jeff Cole, University of Southern California, CA USABruce Cordell, Dean of Natural Sciences, Fullerton College, Fullerton, CA USA (email)
Runs the Center for the Future at Fullerton College. PhD in Planetary and Space Physics. Research: Mars missions, space colonization.
J. Bradford DeLong, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA USA
James Dewar, RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, CA USALinda Groff, California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA USANelson R. Kellogg, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA USA
Robert J. Lempert, RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, CA USABarbara Marx-Hubbard, Fdn for Conscious Evolution, Santa Barbara, CA USABurt Nanus, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA USA (Emeritus or Retired)Sorel Reisman, Prof. of Info Systems and Decision Sciences, CSU Fullerton. Director, Merlot.org, Newport Beach CA USA (email)
Merlot.org is a platform for online learning materials. Int: Acad. Tech, Info Systems. Author: Electronic Learning Communities, 2003Paul Saffo, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA USAPeter Schwartz, Global Business Network, Emeryville, CA USA
Gregory Stock, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA USA
Melanie Swan, MS Futures Group, Palo Alto, CA USA
Philip Tetlock, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA USA
Len Troncale, Cal State University, Pomona, CA USA (Secondary FS)
A leading scholar of systems science, systems thinking, and systems biology.Sim Van Der Ryn, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA USA
Pioneer of sustainable architecture. Created the Integral Urban House, 1973. Founder, Ecological Design Institute.Colorado (CO)
Barry Hughes, University of Denver, Denver, CO USAChristopher Jones, NeoFutures, Grand Junction, CO USAConnecticut (CT)
Wendell Bell, Yale University, New Haven,CT (Emeritus or Retired)James Hughes, Trinity College, Hartford, CT USAWendell Wallach, Yale University, New Haven, CT USA. Machine ethics and morality.Delaware (DE)
District of Columbia (DC)
Joseph Coates, Joseph Coates Consulting Futurist, Washington, DC USAJerry Glenn, ACUNU Millennium Project, Washington, DC USATed Gordon, ACUNU Millennium Project, Washington, DC USABill Halal, George Washington University, Washington, DC USA (Emeritus or Retired)Jennifer Jarratt,Leading Futurists LLC, Washington, DC USA
Lane Jennings, World Future Society, Washington, DC USATimothy Mack, World Future Society, Washington, DC USAJohn B. Mahaffie,Leading Futurists LLC, Washington, DC USA
David Rejeski, Woodrow Wilson Intnat'l Ctr for Scholars, Washington DC USASimeon Spearman, Social Technologies, Washington, DC USADavid Stein, WFS FutureTakes, Washington, DC USACindy Wagner, World Future Society, Washington, DC USAFlorida (FL)
Hazel Henderson, Ethical Markets Media, St. Augustine, FL USAGeorgia (GA)
Hawaii (HI)
Stuart Candy, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI USAJim Dator, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI USAJake Dunagan, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI USAIdaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
James Gunn, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS USAKentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)Michael Marien, WFS Future Survey, Bethesda, MD USA
Robert Ulanowicz, University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA (Secondary FS)
Theoretical biology. Studies ecosystem dynamics in quant. and quasipredictive ways that can be broadly applied to social systems. Massachusetts (MA)
John Palfrey, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard U, Cambridge, MA.
Scholar of internet law. Coined the term "digital native." Author, Born Digital, 2008.Mitchel Resnick, MIT Media Lab, Lifelong Kindergarten Group. Boston, MA.
Author, Rethinking Learning in the Digital Age. Developer, Programmable Bricks.Steve Steele, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold MA USAMichigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Art Harkins, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USAMississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
Sam Cole, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY USAGarry Golden, HoustonMS Futures Studies Graduate, Brooklyn, NY USA
Susantha Goonatilake, New School for Social Research, New York, NY USAErnest Sternberg, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY USAOhio (OH)
Jeff Camm, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH USAMartin Levy, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH USAOregon (OR)
Hal Linstone, Portland State University, Portland, OR USA (Emeritus or Retired)Jonathon Richter, Research Associate, Center for Advanced Tech in Education (CATE), U. of Oregon, Eugene, OR USA (email)
Running an SL project at Merlot.org. Int: vPortfolios, Virtual learning (Second Life, etc.), Web 2.0, Serious Games, Sustainability.Pennsylvania (PA)
J. Scott Armstrong, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
PAForecasting, Statistics, Long-Range Planning, Probabilistic PredictionArt Shostak, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA USA (Emeritus or Retired)Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Don Beck, Center for Human Emergence, Denton,
TXPeter Bishop, University of Houston, Houston, TX USA (email)Futures education, futures methods, futures consulting. Dr. Bishop runs the oldest MS program in futures in the world (started 1975).Terry Grim, University of Houston, Houston, TX USAAndy Hines, University of Houston, Houston, TX USAOliver Markley, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX USA (Emeritus or Retired)Max More, Extropy Institute Chairman, Austin TX USANatasha Vita-More, Extropy Institute, philosopher of transhumanism, Austin, TX USAVerne Wheelwright, Personal Futures Network, Harlingen, TX USA. Personal futures.
Cindy Frewen-Wuellner, University of Houston, Houston, TX USAUtah (UT)
Margaret Wheatley.Founder, Berkana Institute. Provo, UT. Complex systems, sustainability, and leadership and community development. Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Clem Bezold, Founder and Chairman, Institute for Alternative Futures, Alexandria, VA USA (email)
Alternative futures, horizon scanning, scenario development, health care futures.Jay Gary, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA USARobin Hanson, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA USAGary Marx, President, Center for Public Outreach, Vienna, VA USA (email)
Futures education, communication, community, democracy consulting. Author: Ten Trends, Sixteen Trends, Future-Focused Leadership.Jonathan Peck, Institute for Alternative Futures, Alexandria, VA USA
John Petersen, The Arlington Institute, Alexandria, Virginia USAMarsha Rhea, Institute for Alternative Futures, Alexandria, VA USABruce Snyder, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA USAWashington (WA)
Mark Anderson, CEO, Strategic News Service, San Juan Island, WA USA
Founder, WA Tech Industry Assn "Fast Pitch" investor forum. Dir, Future in Review (FiRe) Conferences., and FiRe Global Events. Major futurist.
Brenda Cooper, Sci-Fi Author; Contributor, Futurist.com Kirkland, WA USA
Accomplished science fiction writer, futurist, IT professional. Interest in sociocultural futures. Author, Wings of Creation, 2009, many other titles.
Glen Hiemstra, Dir, Futurist.com, Kirkland, WA USA
Leading futurist, speaker, consultant, blogger. Runs the excellent destination site, Futurist.com
Eric Horvitz, Researcher, Microsoft, Bellevue, WA USA
Leading Artificial Intelligence researcher. Convened a Conference at MS on Killer Robots/Friendly AI in 2009.
Chuck Murry, Co-Dir, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, U. of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
Pathologist, Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Expert. Articulate and passionate about the future of regenerative medicine.
Nathan Mhyrvold, CEO, Intellectual Ventures, Bellevue, WA USA
Former CTO, Microsoft. Intellectual Ventures is a "genius shop" developing Patent Portfolios and doing Exponential Technology investments.
Rick Rashid, Senior VP, Microsoft, Bellevue, WA USA
Rick coordinates 850 IT researchers. Largest corporate IT R&D institution in the US. Very future oriented speaker.
Siva Sankrithi, Lakeside School and RSV Invention and Creation Enterprises, Seattle, WA USATeaches Math, Chess, and Music at Lakeside HS. Interested in foresight education at the HS level.
Jan Vandenbos, Founder, Seattle PNW Future Salon, Seattle, WA USA
Jan runs the PNW Future Salon. Interests include space, energy, solar power, anti aging research, social media.West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)
2. Let's work on expanding the WA list before our next meeting