Amy Webb

Chief Executive Officer and Founder at Future Today Institute

Amy Webb is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Future Today Institute, a leading foresight and management consulting firm. Amy founded the company in 2006 and uses a data-driven, technology-led foresight methodology to help leaders and organizations prepare for complex futures. Amy also teaches the MBA course on strategic foresight at NYU Stern School of Business, focusing on quantitative forecasting models and the methodology they created. Amy holds various advisory and board positions, including being a member of the Global Risks Advisory Board at the World Economic Forum, a Stewards Board Member at the Platform for Shaping the Future of Media, Entertainment and Culture, and a Global Futures Council Member. Amy is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Member of the Bretton Woods Committee. Amy is a Nonresident Fellow at the Atlantic Council GeoTech Center and a Co-founder of Spark Camp, an organization that brings exceptional people together to share knowledge and launch fresh ideas. Amy has contributed as a writer and columnist for Inc. Magazine and Slate Magazine on topics such as technology and the future. Amy has also served as a Visiting Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.

Amy Webb has an education history that includes various academic institutions and fields of study. Amy pursued a Nieman Fellowship in Emerging Technologies and Media at Harvard University. Additionally, they were a Visiting Fellow at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Amy holds a Master of Science (MS) in Journalism from Columbia University. Amy also has a background in music, specifically in Clarinet Performance from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Lastly, they completed their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Game Theory and Economics at Indiana University Bloomington.

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  • Chief Executive Officer and Founder

    December, 2005 - present