Who We Are
Affiliates
Our IFTF affiliates work closely with us to bring special expertise, diverse experience, and out-of-the-ordinary talents to our projects and events. They all have strong standing in their individual disciplines and communities and amplify our capacity to engage with the most challenging futures.
Richard Adler
Distinguished Fellow
Ashton Applewhite
Research Fellow
Jacques Barcia
Research Fellow
Crofton Black
Research Fellow
Lonny Brooks
Research Affiliate
Ferdinando Buscema
Magician-in-Residence
Fabian Buder
Research Affiliate
Mary Cain
Research Affiliate
Christopher Cabaldon
Mayor in Residence
Jorge Camacho Rojas
Research Affiliate
Jamais Cascio
Distinguished Fellow
Amber Case
Research Fellow
Peter Coughlan
Research Affiliate
Mattia Crespi
Research Affiliate
Jan English-Lueck
Distinguished Fellow
Ben Gansky
Research Affiliate
Douglas Guilbeault
Research Fellow
Erica Gentry
Research Affiliate
Parminder Jassal
Affiliate
Jeremy Kirshbaum
Research Affiliate
Mark Kumleben
Research Affiliate
Mike Liebhold
Distinguished Fellow
Stephanie Lepp
Research Affiliate
Masha Lisak
Senior Project Manager
Mary Kay Magistad
Research Fellow
Sami Makelainen
Research Fellow
Jerry Michalski
Research Affiliate
Scott Minneman
Research Affiliate
Nick Monaco
Research Director, Digital Intelligence Lab
Laura Nissen
Research Affiliate
Ben Oppenheim
Research Affiliate
Marymoore Patterson
Research Affiliate
David Pescovitz
Research Affiliate
Joseph Press
Affiliate
Howard Rheingold
Distinguished Fellow
Douglas Rushkoff
Research Fellow
Doug Solomon
Senior Research Fellow
Jason Tester
Research Affiliate
Van Ton-Quinlivan
Executive in Residence
Liisa Välikangas
Research Affiliate
Jaques Vallée
Distinguished Fellow
Kathi Vian
Distinguished Fellow
Nicolas Weidinger
Research + Design Affiliate
Samuel Woolley
Founding Director, Digital Intelligence Lab