As CEO and Chairman of the Board of Toffler Associates, Maria taps into deep experience with strategy development and execution, customer experience, business performance management, acquisition integration, and organizational transformation. She is an energetic and insightful executive who brings dedication and know-how to help organizations define business strategy, lead high performing teams, grow new markets, and create measurable results.

Before joining Toffler Associates, Maria was a managing director at North Highland, overseeing media, entertainment, and communications industries. As the division president, she led the Data Analytics and Sparks Grove groups and directly contributed to the profitability and growth of the businesses. She was the executive advisor to the Managing Services division during its U.S. expansion and led the development of the Washington office. Her prior experience includes management consulting with Arthur Andersen Business Consulting and Ernst & Young, as well as roles at AllConnect and Litton Poly Scientific.

Maria earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research as well as an MBA from Virginia Tech, and serves as an advisory board member for the ISE department. She holds a certificate of cuisine from Le Cordon Bleu Paris and actively volunteers to cook healthy meals for the homeless and hungry in the Washington area where she resides with her family.

Read some of Maria's blog posts:

Reflection on the Future: Becoming CEO of Toffler Associates

The March for Our Lives is the Movement of Our Lifetime

Dave brings an approach to managing transformational change through strategic foresight, design, and risk management. He brings a future-focused approach to develop an understanding of the key drivers that will impact organizations. In addition, he builds stakeholder consensus for the strategic efforts necessary to produce lasting value. He engages with clients to find answers that will empower leaders to FutureProof® their businesses and thrive in an uncertain environment. He is a catalyst for positive change and a creative leader who makes an investment in others success.

Dave recognizes the powerful influence of society and community involvement in solving the challenges of tomorrow. He has demonstrated this through his leadership in the Army National Guard for his 18 years of service to his community and Nation completing combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is currently assigned as a Brigade Operations Officer and an active member of the Chief, National Guard Bureau's Innovation Team (NGIT). In this role, Dave advises the Chief and his leadership team on key challenges facing the National Guard.

He earned a B.A. in Economics and Business from Virginia Military Institute and has completed the U.S. Army Intermediate Leaders Education at the Command and General Staff College as well as Harvard Business School Executive Education.

Dave’s most recent blog posts:

Aligned to Thrive - This is How to Focus Your Future Workforce 

Human-to-Human Engagement Will Win in the Technology Age

Hans specializes in strategic planning, risk management, resource management, and innovation policy. He helps organizations strengthen their ability to manage enterprise risk. Prior to joining Toffler Associates, Hans worked at SAIC, supporting arms control and complex operations initiatives for the Department of Defense. He has served as a Congressional staff member, worked with the Department of State, and was a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow in Germany. Hans earned a B.A. with honors in History from Williams College and an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from Johns Hopkins University.

Hans’s most recent blog posts:

The Infrastructure We Need to Secure Future Innovation

Shifting from Security to Risk in the New Geopolitical Reality

Optimism is the Most Potent Tool Your Organization Can Possess

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Caitlin’s expertise in critical infrastructure security and resilience, including cybersecurity, makes her a uniquely valuable asset to clients navigating the complex operational challenges posed by our increasingly interconnected and interdependent global economy. Over the course of nearly two decades of developing physical and cyber risk management approaches, she has successfully advanced public-private partnerships that drive thought leadership, influence policy, and evolve industry practices to manage security and operational risks.

Prior to joining Toffler Associates, Caitlin served as Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection with the Department of Homeland Security under President Obama. She led the mission to protect critical infrastructure and redefined public-private risk management for emerging issues like complex mass attacks, electric grid security, cybersecurity, GPS resilience, and climate adaptation planning. Her experience also includes leading homeland security projects with several government agencies while at Booz Allen Hamilton and pioneering early warning cyber intelligence at iDefense (acquired by Verisign).

Caitlin earned a B.A. in public policy studies from the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University and a certificate in business strategy from The Aspen Institute.

Caitlin's most recent blog posts:

America’s Economic Future Depends on Infrastructure Innovation

 The Future of Voting: A Technology and a People Problem

Security by Design: Creating the Critical Infrastructure of the Future

Dan has been assisting organizations identify, plan for, and capitalize on growth opportunities for over 30 years. He has been fortunate to have had an insider's perspective of industry disruption while working in the travel, telecommunications, retail, and consumer products industries. That experience has provided him insights into threat recognition, strategic response patterns, and organizational behaviors that either help or hinder adaptation to and thriving in new environments.

He spent the first dozen years of his career working in the airline and financial services industries where he focused on operational improvements and financial systems. In his 20-year management consulting career, Dan has concentrated on the customer-facing and growth side of organizations specializing in market and consumer analysis, strategic planning, product/service innovation, and operating model design. He now applies Toffler concepts and futures approaches to long-term strategy development.

He earned a B.S. in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Nina is an experienced executive who guides other senior leaders in commercial and government sectors to better understand, prepare for, and manage transformational change. Using her unique perspectives, she regularly advises leaders on strategic foresight, business planning and change management. Nina has led organizations across government, hospitality, aerospace, telecommunications, utilities, and financial sectors as they plan for the future, mitigate risk, and pursue growth opportunities.

Before joining Toffler Associates, Nina held various positions with The Rolls-Royce Group and its operating companies.  She has a deep background in corporate and commercial finance, working in Strategic Financial Planning, Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Alliances and Aircraft Financing. 

Nina has an M.B.A. from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and a B.S. in Finance from the Villanova School of Business at Villanova University.

Denise is an executive with over 20 years’ experience advising clients.  Denise’s clients rely on her for her expertise and counsel on how to implement strategy and drive change that sticks across a diverse organization and workforce.  Denise relies on her deep background in Corporate Strategy, Organizational Development, Organizational Change Management, and Human Performance.  Denise has worked in Government, Life Sciences, Non-Profit, Hospitality, Higher Education, and Aerospace and Defense.  Denise has experience managing and guiding clients on projects that span large scale managed services, strategy development, and strategy implementation.

Denise’s early career included positions as an Aerospace Engineer, Ops Research Analyst, and a Program Manager.  Denise’s projects included early design trades and ultimately Program Management of Training and Mission Planning for the Joint Strike Fighter, currently the F-35 Lightning II. 

Denise has an MBA from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and a BS in Engineering from Virginia Tech.

As a Board Member for Toffler Associates, Deborah brings skills and insights honed over 30 years working with some of the top minds and leaders of governments and Fortune 100 companies. She was recruited by Alvin Toffler early in the company’s history, while working with the firm as Deputy Director, Developmental Planning for the U.S. Air Force. In this civilian role, Deborah helped connect global dots signifying future risks, and architected plans to meet those threats.

Deborah has an MBA from Webster University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Mexico, and has completed extensive continuing education with Harvard Business School and Wharton Business School. She is also a member of the Air Force Studies Board, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Deborah is a sought-after speaker for events focusing on the future of space, the future threats and opportunity landscape, and organizational transformation.

Deborah’s most recent blog posts:

Greta Thunberg is Saving the World with Courage and Connectivity

Are you Making the Most of Your Annual Strategic Planning?

In Praise of Heidi Toffler – a Dream Crazier Paragon 

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