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Ian Pearson
Country:
United Kingdom
WAAS Designation:
Fellow
Primary Position & Institution:
Futurologist
Short Bio:
Ian Pearson has been a full time futurologist for 30 years, tracking and predicting developments across a wide range of technology, business, society, politics and the environment. He is a Maths and Physics graduate, a Doctor of Science, and has worked in numerous branches of engineering from aeronautics to cybernetics, sustainable transport to electronic cosmetics. His 1900+ inventions include text messaging and the active contact lens, more recently a number of inventions in transport technology, including driverless transport and space travel. He was BT’s full-time futurologist from 1991 to 2007 and now runs Futurizon, a small futures institute. He writes, lectures and consults globally on all aspects of the technology-driven future. He has written eight books and made well over 850 TV and radio appearances.
