
a number of award-‐winning best sellers. He is a frequent speaker on technology, change management
and leadership and has addressed hundreds of corporations, associations and not-‐for-‐profit
organizations on five continents. He regularly makes television appearances on the Science
Channel’s “FutureScape” program and the Discovery Channel show “Inside Out,” and is a frequent
guest on major media outlets, including CNN, CNBC and National Public Radio.
Jack is also an ongoing contributor on emerging technologies and future trends for a number of
publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Wired Magazine and BusinessWeek.
Jack is a former naval intelligence officer and Defense Department official. He previously served
as the director of the Minnesota Office of Strategic and Long-‐Range Planning. His most recent
book is Foresight 20/20: A Futurist Explores the Trends Transforming Tomorrow and his forthcoming
book is Business as Unusual: How to Future-‐Proof Yourself Against Tomorrow’s Transformational Trends, Today.