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CRAIG BETTLES, M.A.
Craig Bettles, M.A.
is a futurist and researcher for the
Institute for Alternative Futures
(IAF) and its for-profit subsidiary
Alternative Futures Associates
(AFA). He provides background research on a diverse array of projects
for the Institute ranging from healthcare to rural land use. Effective
and extensive research helps the IAF futurists and their clients
understand the drivers of future change and their impact on industry,
government, and society.
Craig was the lead researcher and writer for IAF's bold look at
the
future of biomedical R&D,
The 2029 Report: Achieving an Ethical Future for Biomedical
R&D. He was deeply involved in the development of reports
on the future of technology for reducing health disparities through the
Biomonitoring Futures Project and the Disparity Reducing
Advances
Project.
He has been involved in numerous projects for a
diverse array
of clients such as Great Britain's Economic and Social Research Council
(ESRC), the National Park Service, the Eastern Region of the US Forest
Service, the Southern Association of Orthodontists, and the Academy of
Radiological Research. He has also been involved in foresight and
strategy development for Fortune 500 clients as a member of
AFA.
Craig is an accomplished speaker in front of a diverse array of
audiences. He was the keynote speaker to the 2006 ESOMAR
Conference on Healthcare: Regaining the Consumer's Trust and the
featured speaker at the 2007 Longwood Gardens Graduate Symposium.
He has
also presented leading trends to the leadership of associations, such as
the executive staff and boards of the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers and the National Association of Elementary School Principals.
He brings a wide-ranging perspective to the IAF team. His
research interests include issues in science, technology, energy, and
the environment with an emphasis on their relationship to public policy
and international affairs. In the past, these issues have been
significant drivers of change and will likely be significant drivers of
change for the future.
Craig coauthored
The Future of Chiropractic Revisited: 2005 to 2015,
Health Information Systems 2015,
The Biomonitoring Futures Project: Final Report and
Recommendations, and
Provocative Forecasts of Uncertainty and Opportunity:
A 2021 Dialogue on Schools & the
Principalship.
He is a graduate of the Elliott School of International Affairs
at George Washington University with a M.A. in International Science and
Technology Policy and a concentration in Energy and Environmental
Policy. He brings the latest in science and technology theory to IAF and
AFA projects.
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