Roger Spitz

Roger Spitz is a renowned futurist, bestselling author, and President of Techistential, a futures intelligence practice. He also chairs the Disruptive Futures Institute, a global education hub empowering leaders for transformative change. A world-leading authority on strategic foresight and systems innovations, Spitz is an expert advisor to the World Economic Forum's Global Foresight Network. He guides CEOs, founders, and boards in evaluating strategy under uncertainty, anticipating...See more

Roger Spitz is a renowned futurist, bestselling author, and President of Techistential, a futures intelligence practice. He also chairs the Disruptive Futures Institute, a global education hub empowering leaders for transformative change. A world-leading authority on strategic foresight and systems innovations, Spitz is an expert advisor to the World Economic Forum's Global Foresight Network. He guides CEOs, founders, and boards in evaluating strategy under uncertainty, anticipating disruptions, and sustainable value creation. His frameworks have been featured in Fast Company, Gartner, INC. Magazine, Institute of Directors, and MIT Technology Review. A strong advocate for startups, he is a partner at Vektor Partners (VC fund), and an advisor to Berkeley SkyDeck. Previously, Spitz led Global Technology M&A at BNP Paribas, advising on over 50 transactions totaling $25 billion. Spitz has given hundreds of keynotes globally, is frequently published and quoted, and has guest lectured at many of the world's most prestigious institutions. He is based in San Francisco, USA. See less