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Andrew Zolli is an expert in global foresight and innovation, studying the complex trends at the intersection of technology, sustainability and global society that are shaping our future.

His firm, Z + Partners, helps senior leaders at some of the world's preeminent companies, institutions and governments see, understand and respond to complex change.

Andrew is also the Curator of Pop!Tech, the renowned thought leadership forum and social innovation network.

Andrew serves as a Fellow of the National Geographic Society, where he is leading development of a global initiative to envision new scenarios for a sustainable world in 2030 and beyond. He was also recently named the first Business and Society Fellow of the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship.

Andrew has previously served as Futurist-in-Residence at publications including Popular Science and American Demographics magazines, as well as Public Radio's Marketplace. He is also a Visiting Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation.

In 2005 Andrew was named to Fast Company's Fast 50, the magazine's annual compilation of emerging business leaders. In the same year, he was named one of Red Herring's "Top 20 Under 35". Andrew's work, writings and ideas have appeared in a wide array of media outlets, including PBS, National Public Radio, The New York Times, Wired, BusinessWeek, ID, Fast Company, The History Channel and many others.

In addition to his work with larger multinational organizations, Andrew advises a number of cutting-edge not-for-profit, public policy and venture-backed startups. He currently serves on the boards of Worldchanging.com, a leading online resource tracking the future of sustainability, Blurb, a revolutionary publishing company, and BAM, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, one of the country's leading urban arts centers.

Andrew is currently working on a book with co-author Anne Marie Healy entitled RESILIENCE: THE SCIENCE OF BOUNCING BACK