Chris Ertel

Chris Ertel has been designing strategic conversations for fifteen years as an advisor to senior executives of Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and large nonprofits. Chris has played leadership roles in two practice teams at the frontiers of creative strategy: Global Business Network, a leading scenario planning consultancy, and Doblin, a pioneering firm in the field of design strategy. He has worked in about twenty industries, including high technology, healthcare, automotive, education, financial services, and professional services. Chris's approach and perspective is rooted in social science; he holds an MA in cultural anthropology and a PhD in demography from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in Berkeley with his wife and daughter.