Institute For The Future

Who We Are

• Marina Gorbis

  Executive Director

• Eileen Alexander

  Sr. Administrative Coordinator

• Cindy Baskin

  Director of Operations and Special Projects

• Robin Bogott

  Art Director

• Amber Bragg

  Project Coordinator and Executive Assistant for Foresight Essentials

• Gabe Cervantes

  Director, Scalable Foresight

• John Clamme

  Director of Strategic Partnerships

• Quinault Childs

  Research Director

• Jake Dunagan

  Research Director

• Julie Ericsson

  Communications + Engagement Manager

• Rod Falcon

  IFTF Vantage Partnership Director

• Susanne Forchheimer

  Emerging Media Lab Research Manager

• Mark Frauenfelder

  Research & Editorial Director

• Katie Fuller

  Director of Finance + Administration

• Ayca K. Guralp

  Manager, IFTF Foresight Essentials

• Jean Hagan

  Executive Producer

• Ben Hamamoto

  Research Director

• Rachel Hatch

  Chief Operating Officer

• Dylan Hendricks

  IFTF Vantage Partnership Co-Director

• Toshi Anders Hoo

  Director, Emerging Media Lab

• Sabrina Howard

  Research Manager

• Lyn Jeffery

  Program Director, IFTF Foresight Essentials

• Bob Johansen

  Distinguished Fellow

• Maureen Kirchner

  Communications Director, IFTF Vantage

• Trent Kuhn

  Digital Artist + Illustrator

• Owen Laviano

  Account Manager, IFTF Vantage

• Ilana Lipsett

  Senior Program Manager

• Nathalie Lopez

  Research Manager

• Rachel Maguire

  Research Director

• Jane McGonigal

  Director of Game Research + Development

• Sean Ness

  Business Development Director

• Carol Neuschul

  Director of Research Programming, IFTF Vantage

• Wayne Pan

  Research Director

• Sara Skvirsky

  Research Director

• Rebecca Shamash

  Research Director

• Teffera G. Teffera

  Digital Experience Manager

• Charles Tsai

  Director of Philanthropy & Foresight

• Lir Wang

  Research Manager

• Salley Westergaard

  Finance Ops Coordinator

• Lindy Willis

  Accounting + HR Manager

• Jeff Yang

  Research Director