Greg Amrofell

Greg Amrofell

CEO at Optimistic Projects

TED Attendee
Seattle, Washington, United States
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About Greg

I am a…

Brainstormer, Business leader, Concerned citizen, Consultant, Entrepreneur, Idea generator, Marketer, Project manager, Writer/Editor

Bio

Creative Thinker//Dynamic Leader//Eternal Optimist//Founder I'm exploring new missions after nine years running Intentional Futures, where I helped courageous leaders understand fast-moving markets and give flight to big ideas. Prior to starting iF, I launched the original Microsoft Stores, as well as key versions of Windows and Office. Before that I was a startup strategist, a technology analyst, and (briefly) a high school teacher. I have an MBA from Berkeley-Haas and a Bachelors in International Affairs from Georgetown. I love traveling, reading, cooking, coaching my kids' teams, playing tennis, and soaking up the outdoors up and down the West Coast.

I'm passionate about

Enabling upward mobility, up-skilling, cross-sector partnerships, solving hard problems

Areas of expertise

Education, Global Development, Innovation, Marketing, Product Management, Strategy, Technology

The TED story

After years of devouring TED talks and producing some popular ones from afar (see David Christian and Sal Khan), I'm now part of the TED movement and keen to see how the Audacious Project can close the time from 'ideas worth sharing' to 'actions worth taking.'

Things you might not know

Cooking, teaching, coaching