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Elliott Masie

Futurist on Technology, Learning & People

Elliott Masie is an internationally recognized futurist, analyst, researcher and humorist on the critical topics of technology, business, learning and workplace productivity. He is the editor of Learning TRENDS, an Internet newsletter read by over 60,000 business executives worldwide, and a regular columnist in professional publications. He is the author of a dozen books, including  Learning Raves Rants and Reflections, recently published by Pfeiffer. He is the convenor of Learning 2006.

He heads The MASIE Center, a Saratoga Springs, NY think tank focused on how organizations can support learning and knowledge within the workforce. He leads the Learning Consortium, a coalition of 230+ Fortune 500 companies cooperating on the evolution of learning strategies, including DaimlerChrysler Academy, Ericsson, Inc., Hewlett Packard, Marriott International, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Randstad,  American Express, UPS, 3M, IBM, Michelin, McDonalds, Grainger, Fidelity Investments, Sears, ING, Wal-Mart, BP International Ltd, Siemens, Deloitte Consulting and the U.S. Departments of Defense and Labor.

Elliott's professional focus has been in the fields of corporate learning, organizational performance and emerging technology. He has developed models for accelerating the spread of knowledge, learning and collaboration throughout organizations. Elliott is acknowledged as the first analyst to use the term e-Learning and has advocated for a sane deployment of learning and collaboration technology as a means of supporting the effectiveness and profitability of enterprises.

Elliott serves as an advisor to a wide range of government, education and non-profit groups. He serves on the Board of Trustees of several colleges, as a Board member of national organizations and is a member of the Executive Committee of Operation Respect, an anti-bullying education project and of e-Learning for Kids, a source of free education on the Internet for children 5-12. He serves as a pro-bono advisor to the Department of Defense and was appointed by the President to the White House Advisory Council on Expanding Learning Opportunities.

Elliott is known as a highly approachable speaker and trainer, blending humor, applicable stories of best practice and high levels of audience involvement. Over the past twenty five years, he has presented programs, courses and speeches to over 1,600,000 professionals around the world. He lives in Saratoga Springs, owns thoroughbred horses, and travels extensively each year.