future Experts

Colin Polsky, Ph.D.

Director of the Florida Center for Environmental StudiesFlorida Atlantic University

Colin Polsky is trained as a geographer, specializing in the human dimensions of global environmental change.

Randall Curren

Professor of PhilosophyUniversity of Rochester

Randall Curren is an ethicist who works across the boundaries of moral, political, legal, environmental, and educational philosophy.

Ivan Hernandez

EMEIA Digital & Emerging Tech Community LeaderEY

Former Flying Trapeze Artist turned Change Catalyst. Speaker on IoT, Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, Business Development.

Lauren Smart

Clinical Assistant Professor of JournalismLoyola Marymount University

Adam Felts

Research Associate, MIT AgeLabMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Adam Felts conducts research on the experiences of family caregivers and the future of financial advice.

Sheila Purcell

Director and Clinical Professor, Center for Negotiation and Dispute ResolutionUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: purcells@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8940 / Office 408-100

Gail E. Thomas, PhD

Professor of SociologySoka University

Professor Thomas is a sociology professor who specializes in the analysis of higher education.

Robert Pollin

Distinguished Professor of Economics and Co-Director of Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)University of Massachusetts Amherst

Robert Pollin's research centers on macroeconomics and the economics of building a clean-energy economy in the U.S and globally.

Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Oeldorf-Hirsch's research focuses on information sharing on social media, particularly in the areas of news, science, and well-being.

Marina Cooley

Assistant Professor in the Practice of MarketingEmory University, Goizueta Business School