Christopher Kent Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Foresight Alliance, LLC, Washington, DC 2009–PresentConsulting, Consumer InsightsFounding Partner/Futurist• Company leadershipo Create workshops and programs to deliver research, insights, and strategy to clients in format or manner that maximizes benefit and use for Foresight Alliance’s roster of Fortune 500 clients.o Foster and maintain dozens of client relations, tailored to their needs for the success of the current engagement and afterward to generate additional work.o Oversee the firm’s day-to-day operations, including scheduling, payroll, and vendor payments.o Team with firm partners on business development and marketing endeavors to sell and promote the company and its work.• Key corporate client projectso Served as principal researcher/analyst and writer on multiple foresight and innovation projects for Clorox that yielded new product platforms and encouraged Clorox to establish a new business unit based on this foresight work.o Directed a quarterly environmental scan for Intel in which the team I led collected and analyzed three dozen “weak signal” trends pertaining to Intel’s long-term strategic design interests.o Researched and identified specific new strategic whitespaces for BASF, as part of a larger foresight and innovation process for that company.• Key non-profit client projectso Designed and executed an ongoing, multi-year research project to educate and build a culture of foresight within the American Society of Association Executives.o Was a lead contributor to a Rockefeller Foundation-funded research project on the future of work, which entailed subject matter interviews, research, synthesis, and analysis. The result was a comprehensive white paper on the futures of work, with emphasis on the implications for poor and vulnerable populations.o Led a year-long research project that explored the future of agriculture in East Asia to 2040 for a U.S. commodities association.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, WASHINGTON, DC 2004–2009Consulting, Consumer Insights• Key corporate client projectso Educated Fortune 100 clients about emerging global consumer and technology trends. Clients included leaders in the telecommunications, oil and petroleum, auto manufacturing, food and beverage, television, toys, and personal care product industries. o Led research team that developed a report and analysis on new media challenges of the 21st century to guide development policy at Univision.o Explored emerging US and global generational trends related to play and entertainment for Hasbro in multiple projects. These projects’ deliverables guided Hasbro’s product development and marketing strategies for the late 2000s and the 2010s.o Consulted with Abbott Nutrition to develop growth platforms around infant formula and childhood nutrition to guide long-term product development for the company.o Created scenarios for Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG) about future consumers of hospitality to help IHG strategically develop properties and services to meet emerging customer needs.o Developed more than 80 foresight briefs for the Futures Consortium that explored global technology, consumer futures, and implications of concern to our clients.• Company leadershipo Developed content, managed editorial team, and executed logistics for Social Technologies’ annual client workshops. Presented to more than 40 client organizations at these events.o Served as the principal writer for Social Technologies’ company blog.o Created and directed Social Technologies’ internship program; recruited and mentored more than 40 interns over five years.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Director of Analysis, Issues Group (2003 – 2004)• Managed a team of eight analysts that provided ongoing geopolitical and public policy analysis for our clients.• Edited and wrote reports and briefs for clients on the intersection of geopolitics, corporate interests, and NGOs.• Directed a nationwide intelligence network that provided real-time information on issues and actors.• Liaised between analysts and business development, providing new ideas for products and services.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Director, Biotechnology & Agriculture Issues (1998–2003) • Managed a team of policy analysts; provided ongoing counseling, instruction, and training.• Coordinated all client contact on projects related to biotechnology, agriculture and food safety issues.• Tracked federal and international initiatives related to biotechnology issues and prepared memoranda and in-depth issue analyses for clients. • Wrote and edited a comprehensive monthly report for clients that reviewed and analyzed public policy developments in biotechnology field.• Prepared and delivered speeches and presentations for clients and for issue-oriented conferences and workshops.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Policy Analyst (1994 – 1998) • Monitored wide range of policy issues, including the environment, energy deregulation, agriculture, forestry, and food safety.• Conducted research for clients on public policy trends; prepared written reports, memoranda, and policy analyses.• Managed client project profiling more than 100 non-governmental organizations affecting specific policy issues.

Master Of Arts, History

Bachelor Of Arts, History And English