
Senior futurist and international keynote speaker at Futurist Speaker Inc. Recipient of the 2024 Futurist of the Year Award from Copernicus University in Warsaw, Poland. Former IBM engineer and recipient of 274 awards. Serial entrepreneur and founder of 17 startups including the DaVinci Institute. Former Innovations Editor of The Futurist Magazine. Author of three books – Future Like A Boss, 2022; Epiphany Z, 2017; and Communicating with the Future, 2011.

Engineering leader and software architect with 25 years of experience delivering innovative solutions using cutting-edge technologies. Currently at GitLab, focused on advancing software supply chain security and leveraging AI to drive efficiency and innovation in the DevOps lifecycle.