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.