Jacob leads BSR’s Sustainable Futures Lab, a new practice using strategic foresight techniques to help businesses engage with emerging issues that are reshaping the global landscape.
Before joining BSR, Jacob was the lead futurist in the New York office of Forum for the Future, where he used scenario planning and other futures techniques to develop sustainability strategy and drive innovation for leading businesses, foundations, and multistakeholder groups. Prior to that he worked at Adaptive Edge, a boutique strategic foresight consultancy, on collaborative scenario planning. Jacob began his career doing human rights research and advocacy at Human Rights First and the Center for Economic and Social Rights. He speaks English and French.
Jacob holds an M.B.A. in Sustainability from Presidio Graduate School and a B.A. in History from the University of Chicago.
Insights From Jacob Park
- Between Two Worlds: Sustainable Business in the Turbulent Transition / September 19, 2024 / Reports
- Navigating US Election Uncertainty: A Call to Action for Sustainable Business / July 16, 2024 / Insights+
- Applying a Future Lens to AI / June 4, 2024 / Audio
- Beyond 2025: Setting Credible Sustainability Goals for Long-Term Impact / April 16, 2024 / Blog
- A Business Guide to Responsible and Sustainable AI / March 27, 2024 / Insights+
- How Demand for Critical Minerals Could Lead to Counterintuitive Futures / November 2, 2022 / Blog
- BSR Climate Scenarios: A Tool to Drive Resilient Business Strategy / September 27, 2022 / Blog
- Keeping Workers in the Loop / December 8, 2021 / Reports
- Climate Change: Building Resilience While Protecting Human Rights / September 21, 2021 / Reports
- Dynamic Materiality: How Companies Can Future-Proof Materiality Assessments / July 22, 2021 / Blog
- Introducing The Fast Forward: BSR’s Emerging Issues Update / October 1, 2020 / Blog
- Building Strategic Resilience Using BSR’s COVID-19 Scenarios / August 13, 2020 / Blog
- Five Trends Defining the Future of Retail / April 22, 2019 / Blog
- Are You Prepared for the Future of Business and Human Rights? / December 11, 2018 / Blog
- Is Your Business Ready for a Radically Different Future? / November 6, 2018 / Blog
- Doing Business in 2030 / November 6, 2018 / Reports
- The Future of Sustainable Business / August 21, 2018 / Reports
- Dealing with disruption means embracing opportunities / GreenBiz / July 31, 2018 / News
- How to Implement the TCFD Recommendations to Enhance Your Company’s Resilience / July 23, 2018 / Blog
- Seven Things Every Company Should Know about Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Business / January 11, 2018 / Blog
- Looking into the Crystal Ball with Futurist Jacob Park / Triple Pundit / October 30, 2017 / News
- Introducing the Sustainable Futures Lab / September 22, 2017 / Blog