Bina Venkataraman
MIT Professor | The Future of Climate Change & Resilience
As the former Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Boston, she led initiatives to make the city more resilient to climate change.
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Bina Venkataraman is a professor of Environmental Science and Policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As the former Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Boston, she led initiatives to make the city more resilient to climate change.
Venkataraman's TED Talk on the importance of long-term thinking has reached over 1 million views. Her book 'The Optimist's Telescope' explores how to make better decisions today for a more sustainable future.
Venkataraman's insights on foresight and resilient planning empower leaders to proactively address global challenges.
The power to think ahead in a reckless age
The power to think ahead in a reckless age
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