Clem Bezold, widely regarded to be one of the top futurists in the world, is Founder, Chairman of the Board and Senior Futurist at the Institute of Alternative Futures (IAF) and founder and Senior Futurist at IAF’s for-profit subsidiary, Alternative Futures Associates (AFA). Clem established IAF in 1977. In 1982, he started AFA to assist corporations in their strategic planning. Trained as a political scientist, he has been a major developer of foresight techniques – applying futures research including scenarios and vision and strategic planning methods in both the public and private sectors.

Steve Hirshfeld worked for 24 years at Honeywell. He served as the Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Development. He led the company’s strategic planning activities and served as its strategic architect for many new initiatives including a company-wide futures effort defining its vision and plans for the 21st century. He has served on the Conference Board’s Strategic Planning Executive Council. Steve has been able to bring this broad background and deep understanding into a wide range of projects for Managing Uncertainty clients as they seek to integrate future trends and possibilities with current business strategies, priorities and organizational change requirements. He is recognized for his expertise and insights in innovation and new business creation.

Noël Marts worked for 21 years in Strategic Marketing Research at The Coca-Cola Company, where she created the company’s Global Trends Department and an extensive Trends data base. She has years of experience in understanding the unique role and challenges that the Trends function deals with inside a marketing-driven organization. Noël specializes in translating insights about people’s beliefs, lifestyles and values into specific business strategy and tactics. As part of Managing Uncertainty, she has been able to bring a blend of innovative ideas and pragmatism so that breakthroughs are brought to market faster and more effectively.

Jonathan Peck is President of the Institute for Alternative Futures and Alternative Futures Associates. In his 25-year career as a professional futurist, he has consulted to a variety of global Fortune 500 corporations in different sectors, providing forecasts, scenarios and change management processes. He also consults to governments and professional associations, NGO’s, conducts research, and designs conferences and educational materials on the future.

Greg Schmid is the leader of Managing Uncertainty’s Practical Futures program. This multi-client project looks at the important economic, social, technological and organizational drivers that are transforming the business world. He has spent 35 years in forecasting and consulting, heading a research department at the New York Fed and the Strategic Planning Group at the Institute for the Future. Greg studied history and economics at Yale and Columbia.

Robert Werner, the founder of MANAGING UNCERTAINTY, is an entrepreneur who has established several leading edge consulting firms. He conceptualized and founded The Washington Forum, the first consulting firm in the country to analyze the impact of U.S. and foreign government policy and political decisions on the U.S. financial markets and the economy. In addition he co-founded the economic and financial part of the Gallup (Poll ) Organization. As a result of his various endeavors, Werner maintains relationships with senior officials in many leading U.S. and foreign corporations plus a significant number of foreign governments.