Engaged at the intersection of culture, creativity, technology, and futures research, National Geographic Visiting Fellow Andrew Zolli is someone whose opinion Fortune 500 companies, private institutions and government leaders seek when guessing could be costly.

Zolli divides his time between the big picture analysis of trends that have the potential to help us achieve a sustainable society, such as the eco-industrial revolution, and the more specific focus of connecting people and companies to their most important choices. CEOs, educators, scientists and government leaders all look to Zolli to help them develop smart design, employ emerging technologies, prepare for sweeping demographic changes and institute best practices to keep their organizations nimble and lean in an era of extraordinary competition.

Named one of Fast Company magazine's "Fast 50" for 2005, Zolli is a regular contributor to Wired, Popular Science and American Demographics as well as NPR's Marketplace, and the Nightly Business Report on PBS. He also chairs Pop!Tech, the annual 3-day summit instituted to explore emerging technologies and cutting edge ideas and trends shaping our collective future.

What If? - Our Futurist Weighs In
In his role as National Geographic Emerging Explorer, Zolli applies this simple question to a host of issues that shape our world as we speak. What if green technologies catch on? What if we grasp the power of personal genomic medicine? What if certain wildcard events occur in succession? If the past few years have shown us anything it is that chaos is the new norm. Zolli is the man helping us navigate uncharted waters in anticipation of our destination as a human race.

Life in a Long-Lived World:
What Increased Longevity Means for Work, Life, and Society
Around the world people are living longer. Increased longevity will touch every part of life, from work to career to health care and financial planning, changing family structures and transforming what it means be both "old" and "young." This trend will influence how and what you buy, how products are designed, and which companies will thrive. In this provocative, entertaining tour of the world to come, Zolli offers a guided tour of our long-lived future, and what it means for every facet of society.