April Rinne Email & Phone Number

Portland, OR, US

I am a pathfinder and guide to all things flux: From organizational change today to a future defined by uncertainty. Ranked one of the 50 Leading Female Futurists in the world by Forbes, I advise Fortune 500 companies, startups, financial institutions, local and national governments, think tanks, and non-profits worldwide. Clients include Airbnb, Intuit.

Of all the activities in my career portfolio, public speaking is my favorite. There is nothing I enjoy more than connecting with audiences, ideas and insights that help make the world a better place. Over the past 10+ years, I have delivered several hundred keynotes worldwide, to audiences ranging from 20 to 20,000 people, everywhere from company and.

My internationally bestselling book Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change has been translated into 9 languages and helps individuals and organizations boost their "fluxiness" around the world.Learn more at https://fluxmindset.com – and remember, when everything is in flux, everything can benefit from a Flux Mindset!

April Worldwide is the business entity that holds my career portfolio. April because it's me. Worldwide because everything I do, I do with a global perspective and the greater good in mind.

Helsinki, FI

Finland is the world's happiest country for 6+ years running. Drawing on my Finnish heritage (I'm half-Finnish; Rinne means "slope") and 25+ years researching the keys to well-being in a world in flux, I am thrilled to contribute to Finland's unique Masterclass of Happiness (both in-person and online). Our ability to find and maintain happiness.

Wargrave, Reading, GB

Thinkers50 is a global ranking of the world's most influential #management thinkers. Each year, Thinkers50 Radar spotlights the 30 management and business thinkers to watch – "with the ideas most likely to shape the future and make a real difference in the world."

The Silicon Guild is a small, authentic community of leading non-fiction writers and thinkers who support, unlock and amplify humanistic values. Fellow Guild members include Dan Pink, Susan Cain, Alison Levine, Julie Lythcott-Haims, Jonathan Haidt, Rita McGrath, Peter Sims, Chip Conley, Jacqueline Novogratz, Patty McCord, Amy Edmondson, and Chris Yeh.

Oakland, California, US

Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change is an unconventional, refreshing guide to navigating a world in flux and embracing a future (and present!) full of change, uncertainty and unknowns.For more information: https://fluxmindset.comAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/Flux-Superpowers-Thriving-Constant-Change/dp/1523093595/

Portland, Oregon, US

Venture partner and investor in OVF 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 funds as well as individual portfolio companies. Oregon Venture Fund (OVF) is "a different kind of venture capital fund": collaborative finance rooted in community-centric, local economic development. Investors are involved at every stage: from identifying, vetting, advising and.

Brighton, MA, US

As a member of HBR's Advisory Council, I provide feedback to editors, preview new content, and weigh in on ideas from HBR as well as those from the wider world of leadership and management.

Brighton, MA, US

I've written a number of articles on change and uncertainty, leadership, futures thinking, portfolio careers, culture, and the future of talent.

Cologny, Geneva, CH

The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.The Forum of Young Global Leaders (YGL) is a unique, multi-stakeholder community of young leaders who share a commitment to.

Cologny, Geneva, CH

The World Economic Forum’s Expert Network brings together leading experts from academia, business, government, international organizations, civil society, the arts, and the media committed to improving the state of the world by helping to shape the global agenda. The network focuses on digital collaboration around key insight areas covering economies.

Cologny, Geneva, CH

The World Economic Forum’s Global Future Councils are the world’s foremost interdisciplinary knowledge network dedicated to promoting innovative thinking to shape a sustainable and inclusive future for all.The invitation-only community includes the most relevant and knowledgeable thought leaders from academia, government, business and civil society.

Cologny, Geneva, CH

The World Economic Forum's Urbanization initiative engages city leaders, business leaders, experts and civil society in strategic dialogues with the goal to develop policy solutions that accelerate the delivery of human-centered, innovative, sustainable and affordable urban infrastructure and services required to prepare cities for the future.

Worldwide, Worldwide, OO

Unsettled co-creates experiences that take your work, life and adventures beyond traditional borders.

San Francisco, CA, US

AnyRoad is the leader in ERM - Enterprise Experience Management - that brings the world’s best experiences online and use those experiential connections to strengthen emotional relationships and engagement with their customers.

New York, US

Modern Loss is a platform offering candid content and resources on loss and grief, and a community of individuals worldwide who share experiences, wisdom and humor about how to deal with life's most difficult losses and transitions. I have long dreamed of an advisory role like this, as it builds directly on my personal experience of having lost both of my.

London, England, GB

Apolitical is a global platform that connects the most innovative public leaders, ideas, policies and solutions in government everywhere.

Portland, OR, US

World Pulse is a social network that connects women and creates a global community of leaders that speak out, share resources, and speed up change.

Tallinn, Harju, EE

Jobbatical connects tech and business talent with startups and social enterprises around the globe for short-term work opportunities. Jobbatical operates at the intersection of the future of work, travel and talent mobility: bringing new skills and perspectives to more cities worldwide, and helping people see the world in new ways.

Danville, CA, US

Trōv helps people organize, value and protect the things they own. In the process it's also reinventing insurance, rethinking risk management, and helping individuals worldwide discover and unlock more wealth all around them.

Amsterdam, NL

The Sharing Cities Alliance is an independent foundation that fosters city-to-city learning and guides city governments from all continents, empowering them with relevant knowledge, network, and tailored advice necessary to be able to continuously address the sharing economy, and improve the lives of their citizens.

The world is going through a huge shift into a new economy and social compact. We have choices about what it will be like; organizations that understand the shift will get ahead of it. The Relationship Economy eXpedition is for people building such a future, one based on relationships and trust.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Amsterdam, www.amsterdam.nl, NL

I help Amsterdam's key sharing economy stakeholders and partners amplify its Sharing City potential, connect and communicate with other cities around the world.

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Washington, DC, US

The World Wide Web Foundation envisions a world where all people are empowered by the Web. This vision is realized through transformative programs which advance the Web technically by breaking down barriers and building capabilities, and which advance the Web socially, as a medium that empowers people to bring about positive change.

Collaborative Lab was an advisory firm focused on the collaborative economy and the sharing economy. I co-founded Collaborative Lab's North American operations, built and led Collaborative Lab's Shareable Cities practice, and advised a range of private, public and social sector organizations.

Kansas City, MO, US

Water.org tackles the global water and sanitation crisis throughout the developing world. I was the inaugural global leader of WaterCredit, Water.org's largest initiative. WaterCredit puts microfinance tools and access to catalytic capital to work to address the needs of the poor for clean, safe water. My responsibilities included strategy, geographic and.

Advisor to Wokai, a China microfinance intermediary and information portal for the China microfinance sector.

Roma, 00165, IT

Trained executives, lawyers and policy-makers from around the world about legal and regulatory issues related to microfinance (including microfinance institution transformation, due diligence, commercial loan agreements, equity investments, structured finance, risk management and various capital markets-related topics).

Seattle, WA, US

Responsible for the establishment and launch of a new group of commercially-oriented microfinance funds and companies to invest in and encourage the broader provision of financial services to the poor.

Seattle, WA, US

Advised foundation grantees with respect to an innovative microfinance and water sanitation initiative.

Global, US

Member of the Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practice areas. Spearheaded and led the firm's global microfinance practice group, resulting in 17 international microfinance clients and more than 250 attorneys interested in microfinance work.

London, GB

Member of the U.S. Law Group and International Capital Markets practice area. Worked on various cross-border debt, equity and capital markets transactions with public and private companies. Served as transaction counsel for the Blue Orchard Loans for Development (BOLD) securitization of loans to 22 microfinance institutions in 13 developing countries.

New York, US

Conducted comparative financial, legal and regulatory policy analyses of microfinance institutions in Asia, Europe, Latin America and Africa. Researched factors related to the creation of Women's World Banking's first equity fund.

Toronto, Ontario, CA

Researched and led extraordinary hiking and biking trips throughout Italy, France and elsewhere in Europe, Asia and South America.

J.D., International & Financial Law

Education record

M.A., International Finance And Development Economics

Fulbright Scholar, Eu Integration And Economic Development

Visiting Scholar, University College, International Relations

B.A. Summa Cum Laude, International Studies (Economics & Political Science), History Of Art & Architecture, Italian