Amy Webb is the Founder and CEO of the Future Today Institute – a leading foresight and management consultancy firm that was regarded as one of the fast-growing American private companies in the Inc. 5000 list twice. A quantitative futurist who believes the best way to incite critical thinking in people is through storytelling, she works with Hollywood film and TV writers about shows on science and technology. Amy is now available to book for a wide range of events where she sheds light on subjects such as emerging tech trends, thinking like a futurist, web3, metaverse, and the future of AI.
Soon after Amy received her BS in Game Theory from Indiana University and MS in Journalism from Columbia University, she worked as a stringer for leading publications like New York Times and Economist.com in Asia. She then worked as a Reporter for the Wall Street Journal Asia and later as a Writer for Newsweek. In 2009, she became the Co-Founder of Knowledgewebb Training – subscription-based digital platform for strategic foresight training. She was simultaneously on the Board of Directors of the Online News Association and was a delegate for USA on the Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission.
A Visiting Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, she has been a columnist at Slate Magazine and Contributing Editor and Tech Columnist at Inc. Magazine. Currently the Co-Founder of Spark Camp, Member of the Bretton Woods Committee, and Global Risks Advisory Board Member at the World Economic Forum, she is a Professor of Strategic Foresight at the NYU Stern School of Business. A renowned author, she has written the books “The Genesis Machine”, “The Big Nine”, “The Signals Are Talking” and “Data, a Love Story”, which have been translated into 19 languages. Her TED Talk “How I hacked into online dating” has garnered over 4.1 million views.
Highly revered for her work, Forbes named Amy as one of the five women shaping the future. She was also included in BBC’s 100 Most Influential Women list and in Thinkers50 Most Impactful Management Thinkers Globally list. A go-to advisor to some of the leading companies in the world, she is the mind behind a data-driven foresight methodology that is now used within hundreds of organizations worldwide. She also often contributes to the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Wired, Fortune, and other leading publications. Amy Webb can now be booked to speak for your next event. If you are looking for a leading voice on futurism, look no further than Amy Webb.
