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Aaron Frank Of Singularity University On The Ian Khan Show
Aaron Frank of Singularity University on the Ian Khan Show
In this episode, i speak with Aaron Frank, co-contributor to the book After Shock.
Aaron Frank is a researcher, writer, and consultant who has spent nearly a decade working in Silicon Valley. He was one of the earliest employees at Singularity University, technology education and innovation center based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he most recently served as Principal Faculty.
As a writer, his articles have appeared in Vice, Wired UK, Forbes, Venturebeat, and Singularity Hub.
As a speaker, Aaron has lectured for audiences and organizations including The Coca-Cola Company, Under Armour, the CIA and Department of Defense, FC Barcelona, the NBA and many others.
He routinely advises large companies, startups, and government organizations on trends related to a broad set of emerging technologies, with a focus on augmented and virtual reality.
Aaron began his work with Singularity University on the business side of the organization while it was a startup with fewer than 15 employees. He was a core part of the team responsible for the early stage growth of the company where he managed business development and strategic partnerships.Prior to joining SU, Aaron worked at a Washington DC-based life science consulting firm.
Aaron is also a founding board member of Community Carrot, a 501c3 non-profit organization with a mission of breaking the cycle of poverty for Washington D.C.’s opportunity youth, now also operating in Seattle Washington. With funding from the local D.C. government, the organization provides entrepreneurship training and access to capital for young adults who grow up in poverty.
Originally from Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, Aaron has a degree in Communications and minor in Philosophy from the University of Maryland, and currently enrolled in an MBA program at the University of Oxford.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Connect with Ian KhanVisit me on my website at www.iankhan.com
• Subscribe to Ian’s YouTube Channel https://bit.ly/329fJCX• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/iankhanfutur…• Twitter https://twitter.com/IanKhanFuturist• Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/iankhanfu…• Watch my documentary film “Blockchain City” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6fad…~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
About After Shock
The world’s foremost futurists reflect on 50 years of Future Shock—and look ahead to the next 50
Contributors include:
Alan KayAaron FrankAdrienne MayorAlexander MankowskyAlexandra IvanovitchAlisha BhagatAmy ZalmanAnders Sorman-NilssonAndra KeayAndrew CurryAndy HinesAnita SenguptaAnne Lise KjaerAris PersidisAubrey de GreyBarry O’ReillyBarry VackerBill DavidowBill DiamondBryan AlexanderByron ReeseCarlos OsorioCarver MeadCat TullyCindy FrewenClem BezoldDaniel BurrusDaniel LevineDavid BrinDavid GustonDavid KrakauerDavid J. StaleyDavid WeinbergerDeb WestphalDiane M. FrancisDonna DupontEleanor “Nell” WatsonEric DaimlerErica BolErik QualmanFotis SotiropoulosGeorge GilderGrady BoochGray ScottHannes SjobladHarish NatarajanHazel HendersonHelen MessierIan KhanIgnacio PenaJack UldrichJames CantonJane McGonigalJason JacksonJason SchenkerJay GambettaJeff EisenachJeffrey C. BauerJerome GlennJerry FishendenJoe DispenzaJoe TankersleyJoel GarreauJohn L. PetersenJohn M. SmartJohn SackJohn SaneiJohn SchroeterJonathan VennJosé MoreyKaitlyn SadtlerKirk BorneKlee IrwinKris ØstergaardLisa BodellMaciej KranzMartin GuiguiMartin ReesMaggie GreysonMichael TomczykMichel LabergeMick EbelingMoon RibasNaveen JainNeil JacobsteinNewt GingrichPatricia Lustig & Gill RinglandPaul SaffoPaul StimersPo Bronson & Arvind GuptaRay KurzweilRebecca CostaRichard BrowningRichard SlaughterRichard WatsonRichard YonckRodrigo Nieto GómezRohit BhargavaRoss DawsonRuth MillerSanjiv Chop...
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By Ian KhanAaron Frank of Singularity University on the Ian Khan Show
In this episode, i speak with Aaron Frank, co-contributor to the book After Shock.
Aaron Frank is a researcher, writer, and consultant who has spent nearly a decade working in Silicon Valley. He was one of the earliest employees at Singularity University, technology education and innovation center based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he most recently served as Principal Faculty.
As a writer, his articles have appeared in Vice, Wired UK, Forbes, Venturebeat, and Singularity Hub.
As a speaker, Aaron has lectured for audiences and organizations including The Coca-Cola Company, Under Armour, the CIA and Department of Defense, FC Barcelona, the NBA and many others.
He routinely advises large companies, startups, and government organizations on trends related to a broad set of emerging technologies, with a focus on augmented and virtual reality.
Aaron began his work with Singularity University on the business side of the organization while it was a startup with fewer than 15 employees. He was a core part of the team responsible for the early stage growth of the company where he managed business development and strategic partnerships.Prior to joining SU, Aaron worked at a Washington DC-based life science consulting firm.
Aaron is also a founding board member of Community Carrot, a 501c3 non-profit organization with a mission of breaking the cycle of poverty for Washington D.C.’s opportunity youth, now also operating in Seattle Washington. With funding from the local D.C. government, the organization provides entrepreneurship training and access to capital for young adults who grow up in poverty.
Originally from Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, Aaron has a degree in Communications and minor in Philosophy from the University of Maryland, and currently enrolled in an MBA program at the University of Oxford.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Connect with Ian KhanVisit me on my website at www.iankhan.com
• Subscribe to Ian’s YouTube Channel https://bit.ly/329fJCX• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/iankhanfutur…• Twitter https://twitter.com/IanKhanFuturist• Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/iankhanfu…• Watch my documentary film “Blockchain City” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6fad…~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
About After Shock
The world’s foremost futurists reflect on 50 years of Future Shock—and look ahead to the next 50
Contributors include:
Alan KayAaron FrankAdrienne MayorAlexander MankowskyAlexandra IvanovitchAlisha BhagatAmy ZalmanAnders Sorman-NilssonAndra KeayAndrew CurryAndy HinesAnita SenguptaAnne Lise KjaerAris PersidisAubrey de GreyBarry O’ReillyBarry VackerBill DavidowBill DiamondBryan AlexanderByron ReeseCarlos OsorioCarver MeadCat TullyCindy FrewenClem BezoldDaniel BurrusDaniel LevineDavid BrinDavid GustonDavid KrakauerDavid J. StaleyDavid WeinbergerDeb WestphalDiane M. FrancisDonna DupontEleanor “Nell” WatsonEric DaimlerErica BolErik QualmanFotis SotiropoulosGeorge GilderGrady BoochGray ScottHannes SjobladHarish NatarajanHazel HendersonHelen MessierIan KhanIgnacio PenaJack UldrichJames CantonJane McGonigalJason JacksonJason SchenkerJay GambettaJeff EisenachJeffrey C. BauerJerome GlennJerry FishendenJoe DispenzaJoe TankersleyJoel GarreauJohn L. PetersenJohn M. SmartJohn SackJohn SaneiJohn SchroeterJonathan VennJosé MoreyKaitlyn SadtlerKirk BorneKlee IrwinKris ØstergaardLisa BodellMaciej KranzMartin GuiguiMartin ReesMaggie GreysonMichael TomczykMichel LabergeMick EbelingMoon RibasNaveen JainNeil JacobsteinNewt GingrichPatricia Lustig & Gill RinglandPaul SaffoPaul StimersPo Bronson & Arvind GuptaRay KurzweilRebecca CostaRichard BrowningRichard SlaughterRichard WatsonRichard YonckRodrigo Nieto GómezRohit BhargavaRoss DawsonRuth MillerSanjiv Chop...