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Jonathan Brill

Global Futurist

Jonathan Brill prepares organizations to profit from radical change. He is an expert on resilient growth and innovation amidst uncertainty. As a senior leader and Global Futurist at HP (Hewlett-Packard), Brill directed long-term strategy programs. In addition, he was a creative director at frog design and the managing partner of innovation firms that created over 350 products. He is the managing director at Resilient Growth Partners and a board advisor at Frost & Sullivan, a major market intelligence firm with offices in 46 countries. In addition, he develops products for both fictional heroes and real people as the Futurist-in-Residence at Territory Studio, the creative visionaries behind the sci-fi tech in Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, Ghost in the Shell, and Blade Runner 2049, and future products for companies such as Cadillac, and Microsoft. He holds a degree in industrial design from Pratt Institute and has done extensive management training at Stanford University.