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Roger Spitz is a consistently ranked among the worldтАЩs top futurists (Global Gurus). He is also global authority on strategic foresight, artificial intelligence, and systemic disruption. As President of Techistential and Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute in San Francisco, he advises CEOs, institutional investors, and government leaders on anticipating and navigating disruption. Roger is a member of the World Economic ForumтАЩs Global Foresight Network and a Global Top Voice in AI and Leadership (Thinkers360).
His foresight is grounded in a career at the sharpest edge of finance and frontier technology. As Global Head of Technology M&A at BNP Paribas, Roger led 50+ transactions worth $25 billion, built the bankтАЩs U.S. M&A platform in San Francisco, and launched its European Digital Corporate Finance practices.
Signalling his evolution from an elite advisor into a leading public voice, Roger translates complex systemic disruption into narratives that shape both industry strategy and mainstream media. Hailed on CNN and an AI columnist for MIT Technology Review, he coined the term тАЬTechistentialismтАЭ to address human agency in the age of intelligent machines. A deep-tech venture capital partner (Berkeley SkyDeck, Vektor Partners) and appointed to the WEFтАЩs AI Global Alliance, Roger is also the bestselling author of five books, including the multi-award-winning Disrupt With Impact. To help leaders action his insights, he developed the widely adopted AAA Framework (Antifragility, Anticipatory, Agility) тАУ a go-to model for executives navigating volatility.
Applying deep futures work to global instability, RogerтАЩs DFI Geopolitics Center equips decision-makers to address the systemic convergence of the тАЬThree GsтАЭ (Geopolitics, Geoeconomics & Geotechnology), while his DFI Metaruptions Center for Emerging Fields advises on value creation in a liminal world where conventional sectors dissolve and entirely new fields emerge.
Born in South Africa and fluent in English and French, Roger has lived in 10 cities across three continents. Translating this global perspective into clear strategies, he reaches millions worldwide through keynotes, media appearances, and executive advisory work. Whether guiding Fortune 100 leaders through existential pivots or advising policymakers on the future of risk, AI, and geoeconomics, Roger empowers organizations to gain clarity and resilience in an increasingly unpredictable world.
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