David Houle

David Houle is a futurist, thinker and speaker. Houle spent more than 20 years in media and entertainment. He has worked at NBC, CBS and was part of the senior executive team that created and launched MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1 and CNN Headline News Houle has won a number of awards. He won two Emmys, the prestigious George Foster Peabody award and the Heartland award for "Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream". He was also nominated for an Academy Award.In the last twelve years he has delivered 1000+ keynotes and presentations on six continents and in sixteen countries. He is often called "the CEOs' Futurist" having spoken to or advised 4,500+ CEOs and business owners in the past twelve years. In addition to all his conference and corporate presentations, Houle has presented to NASA, the EPA, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He has also made numerous presentations at Burning Man.Houle has authored nine books about the general future and the future of education, healthcare, brands and marketing and climate change.The Shift Age, published in 2007Shift Ed: A Call to Action to Transform K-12 Education 2010The New Health Age: The Future of Healthcare in America 2011Entering the Shift Age 2012Is Privacy Dead?: The Future of Privacy in the Digital Age 2013Brand Shift: The Future of Brands and Marketing 2014This Spaceship Earth 2015Moving to a Finite Earth Economy-Crew Manual 2019The 2020s: The Most Disruptive Decade in History 2020Houle is Futurist in Residence and Guest Lecturer at the Ringling College of Art + Design. He is Honorary President and Futurist of the Future Business School of China. He is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Sarasota Institute - A 21st Century Think Tank..