Future of Work

Trailblazing Robotics Researcher Pioneering Soft Robotics and Unconventional Robots For Highly Adaptable Automation; Inventor of “Robogami” Robotic Origami; Founder and Director of the Reconfigurable Robotics Lab and Vice Dean of the School of Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Machine Learning Pioneer and Global Authority on Prediction and Data Science Who Helps Leaders Apply AI Governance and Determine When to Trust Automated Systems to Make Decisions; Finance, Health Care, Media and Consumer Technology Researcher; Robert A. Miller Professor of Business and Professor of Data Science, New York University Stern School of Business; Host, “Brave New World” Podcast; Author, “Thinking With Machines” (2025)

International Authority on Strategy and Economics Helping Leaders Compete While Capitalizing on Current and Future Trends in Artificial Intelligence, Resilient Business Models and Sustainability; Harvard Social Scientist Affiliated with the Kennedy School CID, IQSS, and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society; Professor of Technology Policy, Northeastern University; Global Expert, World Economic Forum; Co-Founder, Nexus FrontierTech and Chief Economist, micro1; Co-Author, “The AI Republic,” the Award-Winning “The Great Remobilization” (2023), “Digitalization in Emerging Economies” (2025), “Becoming AI Native,” “Tectonic Shifts,” “Global Visions” (2026) and “Who Rules the Internet?” (2027)

Leading Economist and Expert on Tax Policy Who Helps Business Leaders Navigate the Increasing Challenges in Today’s Global Economy, From Tariffs to AI’s Impacts on the Labor Market; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy and Counselor to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury Department; Professor, Yale Law School and Yale School of Management in the Finance Department; President and Co-Founder, The Budget Lab at Yale; Contributing Columnist, The Washington Post

Award-Winning Labor Economist and Top Expert on How Companies Are Thriving With a Four Day Work Week; Influential Business Researcher and Policy Advisor Whose Work is Credited With Helping Pass The Family and Medical Leave Act; Professor of Sociology, Boston College; Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science; New York Times Bestselling Author of Several Books on Work Time Including “Four Days a Week” (June 2025)

Multidisciplinary Global Authority on Future Readiness, The Future of Work and Corporate Governance; Corporate-Academic Whose Approach Brings a Holistic View of Human Capital Development and Future Readiness to the Forefront; Thinkers50 Radar 2025; CEO, Dean & Co-Founder, Future Readiness Academy; Senior Fellow, Center for Governance, Public Investment Fund (Saudi Arabia); Professor of Leadership and Corporate Governance, Hult Ashridge Executive Education; Former Dean, Hult International Business School (Dubai Campus).

Authority on Human Behavior at Work Shaping Leadership, Culture and Well-Being Through Emotional Agility | Psychologist, Harvard Medical School | Creator of Emotional Agility | #1 WSJ Bestselling Author | Thinkers50 Honoree | TED speaker (12M+ views)

Leading Economic Policy Adviser Shaping Modern Conservative Thought and the Future of Capitalism by Advocating for Policies Prioritizing Family, Community and Industry; Influential Public Commentator Helping Leaders Understand the Values and Priorities of Americans and the Challenges in Modern American Life; Founder and Chief Economist, American Compass; Contributing Opinion Writer, New York Times; Contributing Editor, Financial Times; Creator and Author, “Understanding America” Newsletter; Author, “The Once and Future Worker” (2018); Editor, “The New Conservatives” (2025); Domestic Policy Director for Governor Mitt Romney’s 2012 Presidential Campaign; Former Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research

Former Deloitte Senior Partner and Leadership Authority Whose Groundbreaking Research on Advancement Reveals A New Playbook for Resilient Leadership; Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School; Former US Managing Partner of WIN, Deloitte; Founder, re.write; Founding Board Member, Avasara; Board Member, Rutgers University Center for Women in Business; Advisor, Aspen Institute; Author, “The First, the Few, the Only” (2022)

Leading Expert Studying Team Dynamics and How They are Transformed By AI and Robotics; Design Researcher Revealing Practical Suggestions for Effective Collaboration and Team Health; Founder and Leader, InterPlay Research Studio, Cornell University; Associate Professor of Information Science and the Nancy H. ’62 and Philip M. ’62 Young Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow at Cornell University with Field Appointments in Mechanical Engineering, Communication, Computer Science and Cognitive Science

Pioneering AI Scientist and Inventor of Emotion and Human Perception AI; Visionary Entrepreneur, Investor and Authority on Developing an AI Mindset for Competitive Advantage; Expert on Designing and Implementing Ethical Business Strategies; Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Blue Tulip Ventures; Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School; Bestselling Author, “Girl Decoded” (2020)

Leading Future of Work Researcher Helping Leaders Build Human-Centered, Equitable and Sustainable Organizations Ready to Respond to the Evolving Dynamics of Labor in the Digital Age; Advocate for Workforce Upskilling and Reskilling to Enhance AI-Human Collaboration; Expert on Leveraging Data to Help Policymakers, Businesses and Global Institutions Shape Strategies for a More Inclusive and Adaptive Workforce; Computational Social Scientist, MIT Sloan School of Management

Renowned Management Researcher Who Helps Leaders Create Employee-Centric, Psychologically Safe Workplaces Where Innovation Thrives; Expert Investigating the Intersection of Behavioral Economics, Corporate Strategy and the Future of Work; Award-Winning Professor of Business and Management Division Chair, Columbia Business School; Former Senior Economist, Center for Behavioral Economics and Decision-Making, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; Author, “The Employee Advantage” (2024)

Top Global Researcher on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Computer Science Who Helps Public and Private Institutions Move Toward a Future Where Machines Are Integrated Into the Fabric of Life; Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT; Director, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the MIT AI Accelerator; Co-Founder of Liquid AI, Themis AI, Venti Technologies and TRC; Board Member; Class of 2002 McArthur Fellow; Member, National Academy of Engineering and American Academy of Arts and Sciences; 2024 John Scott Award Recipient; Author, “The Mind’s Mirror” (2024), “The Heart and the Chip” (2024)

Experienced Global Media Executive Renowned for Sustainable Brand Transformation and Corporate Strategy; CEO and Publisher, MIT Technology Review; Former Senior Executive, The Economist Group; Esteemed Moderator on Technology, Leadership and the Future

Visionary Technology Leader Designing and Delivering Transformational Business and Technology Solutions; Former CEO of Accenture Technology Group During Its Fastest Period of Growth, Former Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Head of Innovation and Strategy Organization; Researcher on Innovative Technologies Including AI, Cloud, Robotics, Quantum, Blockchain and Space Tech; Recognized Leader in Building Innovative and Diverse Organizations; Sought After Advisor to Boards, CEOs, C-Suite Leaders, Government and Policy Makers, Including the World Economic Forum; 2023 Thinkers50 Digital Thinking Award Winner; Author, “Radically Human” (2022) and “Human + Machine” (2018, 2024)

Pioneer of “Everyday Leadership” for Fostering Courageous and Motivated Organizational Communities; Global Authority on Culture Change Focused on Individual and Collective Leadership Effectiveness; Director of the Program for the Practice of Everyday Leadership, Founding Director of the Leadership Development Program, Advisor to Senior Teams on Organizational Dynamics, and Senior Lecturer in Organizational Behavior, Yale School of Management; Lecturer, Yale Law School

Leading Economist and Digital Strategist Who Helps Organizations Understand AI’s Impacts on Business Economics, the Future of Work and Competitive Strategy; Assistant Professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions, the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; Co-Founder and CTO, Workhelix, Inc.; Fellow, Stanford Digital Economy Lab; Digital Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy; AI2050 Early Career Fellow, Schmidt Sciences

Global Economist and Computer Scientist Helping Organizations Predict AI’s Future and How New Technology Fits Into Strategic Planning; Authority on the Economics of Generative AI, the Impact of Technology on the Future of Work, Quantum Computing and Competitive Strategy; Director, MIT Computer Science & A.I. Lab FutureTech Research Project; Principal Investigator, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy

Globally Recognized Technology and Strategy Expert Who Helps Companies Future-Proof Themselves at the Intersection of AI, Data, and Human Insight; CEO, Advanced AI Society; Co-Founder, Sudden Compass; Member, World Economic Forum Global Futures Data Council; Fulbright Fellow and National Science Foundation Fellow; Advisor, Dangerous Ventures, ReSeed.Farm, SKU

Highly Respected Writer, Editor, Entrepreneur and Management Thinker Who Helps Leaders Build Trust, Scenario Plan and Responsibly Leverage AI Technology; Principal and Editor-in-Chief, Kleiner Powell International; Partner, Wise Advocate Enterprises; Faculty Member, New York University; Former Editor-in-Chief, strategy+business; Former Managing Director, PwC; Co-Author, “The AI Dilemma” (August 2023)

Trusted Advisor, Speaker and Thought Leader to CEOs, Executive Teams and Boards on Leading in AI- And Data-Driven Environments; Advises Fortune 10 And Fortune 500 Companies, Large Global Technology Firms, Leading Financial Institutions, and Senior Government Leaders; Award-Winning Expert in AI, Big Data, Behavioral Science and Cognitive Computing, Recognized as an “Influencing Mind” by The Edison Electric Institute; Faculty Chair of ELRIWMA at Harvard Law School and The Harvard Kennedy School; Faculty Affiliate at the Division of Continuing Education (DCE) at Harvard University; Senior Research Fellow at the Harvard Center on the Legal Profession; Co-Chair of AI, Big Data and Virtual Worlds Initiatives at the United Nations ITU; Author of “Building a Thriving Future” (2025) and “Diversity Dividend” (2023).

Globally Recognized Leader on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Intersectionality Expert Using Big Vision and Practical Takeaways to Build Safe, Healthy, Sustainable Work Culture; Journalist, Consultant and DEI Strategist; Founder, Global IDEA

Renowned International Journalist Analyzing Culture, Economics and Global Policy; Writer, The New Yorker; Lecturer, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism; Author, “The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy” (January 2024)

Award-Winning Roboticist and Entrepreneur Who Educates Leaders on Emerging AI and Robotics Technologies and Their Coming Impacts on Business and Society; Professor of Robotics and AI, Columbia School of Engineering and Columbia Business School; Chair, Columbia Department of Mechanical Engineering; Director, Creative Machines Lab, “25 Most Awesome Labs in the U.S.,” Popular Science; Co-Author, “Fabricated” and “Driverless” (Translated Into 7 Languages); One of the “World’s 7 Most Powerful Data Scientists,” Forbes

Leadership Coach and Authority on Psychological Safety and Empowering Employees to Speak Truth to Power; Renowned Educator, Researcher and Consultant on Mindfulness and Diversity in the Workplace; Author, “Speak Up” (2019) and “Mind Time” (2018); Associate Fellow, Saïd Business School, Oxford University; Adjunct Professor, Ashridge Executive Education, Hult Business School; Named Among the Top 50 Management Thinkers in the World in 2023 and 2021, Thinkers50

Global Futurist, Exponential Thinker and Expert Investor; Founder, Exponential View; Visiting Fellow, Oxford Martin School; Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School; Digital Fellow, Stanford Digital Economy Lab; Host, “Exponentially,” Bloomberg TV; Co-Chair, Global Futures Council on Complex Risks, World Economic Forum; Award-Winning, Bestselling Author, “The Exponential Age”; Named one of Vox’s 2023 Future Perfect 50

Foremost Authority on Generative AI and the Future of Work; Leading Expert on Technology’s Effect on Business Strategy, Productivity, Performance, Digital Commerce and Intangible Assets; NY Times Bestselling Co-Author, “The Second Machine Age” and “Machine, Platform, Crowd”; Economist, Professor and Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI); Director, Stanford Digital Economy Lab; Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR); Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research; Co-Founder, Workhelix, Inc; Named Among the Top 50 Management Thinkers in the World in 2021 and 2023, Thinkers50

Award-Winning, Globally Acclaimed Researcher, Writer and Thinker About Technological Progress and the Changes It Brings; Evidence-Driven Optimist and Practical Theorist Investigating Sources of Growth and Competitive Differentiation; Co-Founder and Co-Director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy; Principal Research Scientist, MIT Sloan School of Management; Inaugural Visiting Fellow, Google Technology and Society; 6x Thinkers50 Honoree; New York Times Bestselling Co-Author, “Machine, Platform, Crowd” and “The Second Machine Age”; Author, “More From Less” and “The Geek Way”

Authority on Psychological Safety and Team Learning in the Workplace; Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School; Top 10 Ranked Management Thinker in the World, Thinkers50; Bestselling Author, “The Fearless Organization” and “Right Kind of Wrong” (2023)

Cutting-Edge Thought Leader on the Future of Work, the Future of Learning, and the Challenge of Upskilling and Reskilling the Workforce; Chief Strategy Officer, Southern New Hampshire University; Former Chief Learning Officer, Degreed; Co-Author, “The Expertise Economy” (2018)

Award-Winning International Authority on Corporate Culture Who Helps Leaders Identify and Quantify Gaps Between Current and Strategically Ideal Culture to Drive High Performance; Expert on Building Effective Culture in the Context of Remote and Hybrid Work; Co-Creator of the Organizational Culture Profile; Dean and Paul J. Cortese Distinguished Professor of Management, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley; Co-Founder and Co-Director, Berkeley Center for Workplace Culture and Innovation; Co-Author, “Making Organizational Culture Great” (2026)

Global Authority on Leadership, Power, and Organizational Behavior Helping Change Makers Successfully Initiate and Implement Business Transformation; Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit, Harvard Business School; Professor of Social Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School; Founder and Faculty Chair, Social Innovation + Change Initiative; Honoree, 2025 Society for Progress Medal; Award-Winning Co-Author, “Power, for All: How It Works and Why It’s Everyone’s Business” (2021) and “Democratize Work: The Case for Reorganizing the Economy” (May 2022)

Renowned Expert on the Exquisitely Difficult Problems of Technology Governance, Including Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Computing, Privacy and Cybersecurity; Exceptional Moderator; George Bemis Professor of International Law, Harvard Law School, Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Professor of Computer Science, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Co-Founder and Faculty Director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society; Director, Harvard Law School Library

Renowned Global Authority on Reputation Who Helps Individuals, Businesses and Governments Build Positive Public Perception and Defend Against Character Attacks; Distinguished Leader and Expert on Trust, Purpose and AI Governance; Founding Director, Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation; Chair, Enacting Purpose Initiative; Co-Author of the Bestseller, “The Reputation Game”; Author, “Forked Tongues” (2025)

Pioneering Authority on Digital and AI Transformation; Exceptional Speaker and Executive Advisor Who Demystifies Fast-Moving Technological Change; Award-Winning Author of “Leading Digital” and Other Books; Senior Lecturer and Principal Research Scientist, MIT Sloan School of Management; Co-Chair, MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Awards

Globally Recognized Authority on the Emotional and Social Impact of Technology on Psychology, Society and Business; Sociologist and Licensed Clinical Psychologist Underscoring the Critical Role of Empathy and Human Connection in an AI-Driven Era; Chaired Professor, Sociology of Science and Technology, and Founding Director of the Initiative on Technology and Self, MIT; Author of Pathbreaking Books on the Human Side of Technology, including “The Second Self” and “Life on the Screen,” The New York Times Bestseller, “Reclaiming Conversation,” and The New York Times Editor’s Pick Best Book of the Year, “The Empathy Diaries” (2021)

Award-Winning Operations Strategist Whose Profit-Driving Good Jobs Framework Improves Investor, Customer and Employee Lives; Professor of the Practice, MIT Sloan School of Management; Named One of the World’s 40 Best Business School Professors Under 40, Poets & Quants; Founder, Good Jobs Institute (GJI); Author, “The Good Jobs Strategy” and “The Case for Good Jobs” (June 2023); Named Among the Top 50 Management Thinkers in the World in 2023 and Winner, 2023 Talent Award, Thinkers50

Leading Expert on Building Movements and Transforming Organizations; Co-Author of the International Bestseller, “New Power”; Co-Founder #GivingTuesday; Hauser Visiting Leader, Harvard Kennedy School; Visiting Fellow, Stanford University; CEO, Brunswick Group; Past President and CEO, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Internationally Recognized Authority on Building Trust in Organizations and Their Leaders and Bestselling Co-Author, “The Power of Trust”; Expert Who Helps Leaders Understand the Impacts of Layoffs on Individuals and Organizations; Former Corporate Executive Specializing in Business Process Improvement; Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School

Top Leadership Advisor Helping Firms Remain Profitable While Working Toward a Better Future; Renowned Executive Educator and Expert on the Unique Areas Where Business, Society and Technology Overlap; Researcher on the Effects of AI in Human Spaces; Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development, Harvard Business School; New York Times Bestselling Author of “Work Mate Marry Love” (2020), “Wonder Women” (2014) and “The Baby Business” (2006)

Acclaimed Futurist, Computer Scientist and Pioneering AI Scholar Whose Ongoing Research Reveals How Emerging Technologies Will Impact Humans and Related Long-term Investments; Foremost Expert on the Future of Work, Human-Machine Collaboration and the Ethics of AI and Autonomous Vehicles; Director, Center for Humans & Machines, Max Planck Institute for Human Development; 2025 Lagrange–Fondazione CRT Prize Recipient; Former Professor, MIT Media Lab; Editor, Artificial Intelligence Journal; Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2020

Expert on Leadership, Disruptive Innovation and Transforming Organizations in the Digital Age; Foremost Authority on the Online Learning Revolution in Higher Education; Advocate for Using Data to Evaluate Performance and Improve Outcomes; President, Western Governors University

Visionary Futurist and Venture Capitalist Funding Dynamic Breakthrough Technologies in Computing, Energy, Life Sciences and Health Care; Leading Expert on New Technology, Innovation and the Future of Work; Renowned Journalist, Speaker and Moderator; Partner, DCVC; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Strateos

Authority on Value-Based Leadership and Experiential Learning Who Helps Managers Craft Workplaces That Foster Sustainable Performance, Vital Culture and Well-Being; Award-Winning Professor of Organizational Behavior, INSEAD; Named Among the Top 50 Management Thinkers in the World in 2023, Thinkers50; Past Chair Global Agenda Council on New Models of Leadership, World Economic Forum

Pioneering Social Scientist and Social Worker Whose Frameworks for Designing Ethical AI Ensure Well-Being for Diverse Communities and Organizational Cultures; Widely Cited Authority at the Intersection of Healthy Social Media Ecosystems, Empathy, Race and Society; Named a 2022 Top 50 in Digital Health, Equity Advocate; 31st Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor and Waldo E. Johnson Jr. Professor of Communication, University of Pennsylvania; Founding Director, SAFELab; Chief Strategy Officer, Penn School of Social Policy & Practice; Author of the Forthcoming Book, “Facing Gakirah: Life and Death on the Digital Street”

Visionary Authority on the Future of Work and Company Culture Who Helps Leaders Identify and Navigate the Tradeoffs of the Evolving Labor Landscape to Deliver Real Organizational Value; Pioneering Researcher, Executive Educator and Global Authority on Remote and Hybrid Work, Leadership, Teaming and Psychological Safety; Associate Dean of the Middle East Campus in Abu Dhabi, INSEAD; Co-Author of Forthcoming Book with Amy Edmondson, “When Work Works: What Employees Really Need to Succeed”

Master Innovator, Maker and Entrepreneur; Expert Investigator of Consumers’ Motivations and Decision-Making Processes; Co-Creator of the “Jobs-To-Be-Done” Theory; President, ReWired Group; Co-Author, “Job Moves” (2024)

Renowned Expert on the Future of Work and Organizational Visionary; Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management; Author, “Superminds” (2018); Founding Director, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence

Globally Recognized Digital Marketing Expert Whose Frameworks Help Organizations Improve Customer Experiences by Leveraging AI and Behavioral Economics; Practitioner and Corporate Advisor on Brand Strategy, Customer Experience and Inclusive Leadership; Senior Lecturer in the Management Science Group, MIT Sloan School of Management; Principal Research Scientist, MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy (IDE); Digital Fellow, Stanford Digital Economy Lab; Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2020

Most Cited Educational Thinker and Expert on Multiple Intelligences, Five Minds for the Future, The Synthesizing Mind, and Ethics in the Classroom and at Work; Pioneering Researcher Studying What It Means to Be Smart in the 21^st Century; Expert on Education, from Pre-School through Higher Education; Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Co-Director, The Good Project; Author of Over 30 Influential Books including “A Synthesizing Mind”

World’s Top Expert on Leadership and Performance in All Parts of Life; Influential Innovator in Leadership Education; Award-winning Wharton Professor; Host of Wharton’s “Work and Life” Podcast; Former Senior Executive, Ford Motor Company; 2023 Inductee, Thinkers50 Hall of Fame; Bestselling Author, “Total Leadership” and “Parents Who Lead” (March 2020)

Acclaimed Education and Human Development Scholar Helping Educators, Parents, Trustees, Young People, K-12 Institutions and Institutions of Higher Learning Think About the Meaning and Role of Education in People’s Lives; Veteran Researcher (with Howard Gardner), Harvard Graduate School of Education; Lead Author, “The Real World of College” (2022); Lead Author, “Making Good” (2004); Project Director, Project Zero

McKinsey Award-Winning Author, Engaging Speaker and Renowned Executive Educator Who Shows Leaders New Ways to Shape Successful Organizations Today; Named Among the Most Influential Living Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 Five Times; Former Director of London Business School’s Leadership Program for Senior Executives

Expert on Strategically Designing Innovative Business Models, Corporate Cultures and Leadership Styles; Co-Author, “The Innovator’s DNA,” “The Innovator’s Method” and “Innovation Capital” (2019); Distinguished Professor of Strategy, Brigham Young University

Renowned Leadership Advisor, Digital Transformation Strategist and Behavioral Scientist Empowering Organizations to Realize AI As a Value Creator and Leadership Collaborator; Dean, Northeastern University D’Amore-McKim School of Business; Director and Founder, Centre on AI Technology for Humankind; Fellow, Cambridge Judge Business School and St. Edmunds College, Cambridge University; Research Fellow, Center for Collective Intelligence, MIT; Advisory Board Member, EY; Author, “Leadership by Algorithm” (2020), “The Year in Tech, 2024” (October 2023), and “The AI-Savvy Leader” (June 2024); Thinkers50’s Radar Class of 2021

Pioneering Authority on AI Strategies that Drive Competitive Advantage; Esteemed Consultant and Advisor Who Helps Organizations Implement and Augment New and Existing Technology Systems; Author of 23 Books at the Intersection of Company Culture and IT; Co-Founder, International Institute for Analytics; Professor, Babson College; Visiting Professor, Oxford Saïd Business School; Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy; Author, “Competing on Analytics,” “Working With AI” (2022) and “All-In On AI” (2023)

Transdisciplinary Scholar Exploring the Impact of Imagination on Health and Constructing a More Inclusive Future; Associate Professor of Social Work, Chief Broadening Participation Officer, and Director of Knowledge Transfer at the Learning the Earth with AI and Physics (LEAP) NSF Science and Technology Center, Columbia University; Special Advisor to the Dean, Columbia University School of Social Work; Author of the Forthcoming Book, “Untethered”

Award-Winning Author, Sociologist and Researcher Who Offers Illuminating and Provocative Insights on Technology’s Effects on Our Thoughts, Skills and Lives; New York Times Bestselling Author, “The Shallows” (2011 Pulitzer Prize Finalist), “The Glass Cage” (2015) and “Superbloom” (2025); Former Executive Editor, Harvard Business Review; Visiting Professor of Sociology, Williams College

Leading Authority on the Future of Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence; Recognized Expert on Remote and Hybrid Work; Trusted Advisor on Managing Older Workers Who Was Named a Top 50 Influencer on Aging; Executive Educator on Human Resource Management, Public Policy Related to Employment, and Talent and Performance Management; Award-Winning Author, “The Future of the Office” (2021) and “Our Least Important Asset” (2023); Professor and Director of the Wharton School’s Center for Human Resources, University of Pennsylvania

Renowned Global Economist Who Guides Fiscal Decisions Around Management Practices and Workplace Models, Particularly in Times of Uncertainty; Authority on Remote and Hybrid Work Models and the Future of Work; Professor of Economics, Stanford University; Professor, by Courtesy, Stanford Graduate School of Business; Co-director, Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, National Bureau of Economic Research; Senior Fellow, Centre for Economic Performance; Named to the 2022 Forbes Future of Work 50 list and 2022 Bloomberg 50 List

World’s Foremost Expert on Upskilling, the Future of Credentials and Equitable Workplace Learning Initiatives; Leading Authority on Future-Proofing Companies and Their Employees; Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Degreed; Co-Founder, Learn In; Co-Author, “The Expertise Economy” (2018)

Human Robot Interaction Pioneer and Leading Expert on the Future of Work and Skill Development Involving Intelligent Machines; Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2021; Technology Management Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara; Digital Fellow, Stanford University Digital Economy Lab and MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy; Author, “The Skill Code”

Virtual Reality Pioneer and Leading Authority on Immersive Technologies That Are Reshaping Business and Society; Expert on VR and AR Tools That Improve Workplace Training and Culture and Prepare Companies for the Future of Work; Cognitive Psychologist; Founding Director, Virtual Human Interaction Lab, Stanford University; Co-Founder, STRIVR; Author, “Experience on Demand” (2018)

Award-Winning Designer and Expert on Combining Design, Technology and Behavioral Science to Create Innovative Products, Services and Experiences; Unrivaled Authority on Innovation Leadership, Product Desirability and Outside-the-Box Design Thinking; Founder, The Desirability Lab; Principal, Ames Studio; Distinguished Professor of Engineering Design and Director of the Design Initiative at Dartmouth

Pioneering Robotics Researcher Focused on Deconstructing Algorithms to Make Robot Processes Clear Through Explainable AI; Expert on Developing Socially and Physically Assistive Machines That Improve Lives; Foremost Expert on Human-Centered Robotics and Human-Robot Collaboration; Director, Human and Robot Partners (HARP) Lab and Associate Professor, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Foremost Authority on Geopolitical Trends Affecting Businesses, Economies, Supply Chains and Social Structures; Transformative Strategist and Advisor Helping Leaders Position Their Organizations for a Sustainable Future; Former Director, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies; Award-winning Professor of International Management, Harvard Business School