PAUL SAFFO

 

 

A member of the The Long Now Foundation board of directors.

Paul Saffo is the director of the Institute for the Future, a 30-year old nonprofit applied research and consulting firm dedicated to understanding technological, economic, and societal changes and their long-range domestic and global consequences. Saffo is a technology forecaster studying long-term information technology trends and their impact on business, society and culture. His essays appear in a wide range of publications, from highly specialized periodicals to well-known publications, including The Harvard Business Review, Wired Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and Fortune Magazine. A book of Paul’s essays, "Dreams in Silicon Valley", is available in Japan.

Saffo holds degrees from Harvard College, Cambridge University, and Stanford University. He served as a 01997 McKinsey Judge for the Harvard Business Review. Recently Paul was named one of one hundred "Global Leaders for Tomorrow" by the World Economic Forum.

Further reading: essays by Paul Saffo