Wendi Backler

I am a Partner and Director at BCG and co-lead our Strategic Foresight topic as well as a BCG Henderson Institute fellow looking at the ‘Future of Thinking About the Future’. I am a global expert on open innovation, innovation ecosystems, inorganic growth and IP. Fifteen years ago I founded, and now lead, BCGs Center for Growth and Innovation Analytics which uses data science to understand where the world is going in the areas of innovation, technology and growth. I have had the privilege of working with hundreds of companies looking to build long term and forward looking strategies that anticipate what is coming next, spot trends early and place early bets on emerging and potentially disruptive tech

Wildlife, hiking, small scale organic farms, fitness, old growth forests, the connection between regenerative agriculture, nutritious food, healthy people and the health of our planet

Combing the art of creativity and scenario thinking with the science of AI, big data and advanced analytics to spot what is coming next, anticipate and prepare for the future.

Growing fruit and vegetables! (I have a small scale organic farm)