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Ari Wallach
Futurist and Social Systems Strategist; Founder and Executive Director, Longpath Labs; Founder and CEO, Synthesis Corp.; Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs
Biography
Ari ben Zion Wallach is a futurist and social systems strategist. He is the founder and executive director of Longpath Labs, an initiative focused on bringing long-term thinking and coordinated behavior to the individual, organizational and societal realms in order to ensure humanity flourishes on an ecologically thriving planet Earth for centuries to come.
Wallach’s TED talk on Longpath has been viewed over 2.5 million times and translated into 19 languages. Wallach was also the founder and CEO of Synthesis Corp. whose clients included CNN, Volkswagen Global, The UN Refugee Agency and the US State Department. Wallach was the co-founder of the 2008 presidential initiative “The Great Schlep with Sarah Silverman” and most previously hosted Fast Company magazine’s Fast Company Futures with Ari Wallach. He is adjunct associate professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, lecturing on innovation, AI and the futures of governance and public policy.
Ari Wallach is available for virtual and in-person customized keynotes through the exclusive representation of Stern Speakers, a division of Stern Strategy Group®.
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The Long Game Forum
May 5, 2020
Why We Need to Be More Emotional to Save the World
March 1, 2020
4 Ways ‘Megatrends’ Will Transform Retail
February 27, 2019
Arts - Power 50 List
April 1, 2019
USAF Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein’s Media Recommendations
December 1, 2019
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Wallach, AriBiography
Ari ben Zion Wallach is a futurist and social systems strategist. He is the founder and executive director of Longpath Labs, an initiative focused on bringing long-term thinking and coordinated behavior to the individual, organizational and societal realms in order to ensure humanity flourishes on an ecologically thriving planet Earth for centuries to come.
Wallach’s TED talk on Longpath has been viewed over 2.5 million times and translated into 19 languages. Wallach was also the founder and CEO of Synthesis Corp. whose clients included CNN, Volkswagen Global, The UN Refugee Agency and the US State Department. Wallach was the co-founder of the 2008 presidential initiative “The Great Schlep with Sarah Silverman” and most previously hosted Fast Company magazine’s Fast Company Futures with Ari Wallach. He is adjunct associate professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, lecturing on innovation, AI and the futures of governance and public policy.
Ari Wallach is available for virtual and in-person customized keynotes through the exclusive representation of Stern Speakers, a division of Stern Strategy Group®.
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