Aaron Frank

researcher · advisor · speaker

I enjoy connecting dots between big ideas—and helping others do the same.

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I research emerging technologies and advise organizations on their strategic implications—often through executive briefings and keynotes.

current areas of focus

  • Spatial Computing & Physical AI

  • Future of Global Commerce

  • Innovation Strategy through the lens of complexity, convergence, and systems thinking

speaking

I help audiences make sense of accelerating change and the real-world impact of emerging technology.

Singularity Summit India, August 2025

Corporate (including):

  • Co-lead facilitator for Singularity’s Executive Program

  • EY Tech University

  • Sony, Honeywell, The Economist Group and many others

Academic (including):

  • Frequent guest lecturer at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School

  • MIT Sloan

  • Santa Clara University

Government (including):

  • National Bank of Denmark

  • US Marine Corps University

  • President and National Cabinet Ministers of Paraguay

books & publications

I explore the intersection of innovation and human activity.

media

Offering context on technological change.

FutureX event | Asunción, Paraguay, May 2025

Podcasts:

Interviews, reviews, & references to my work across global media:

  • The Wall Street Journal

  • CNN

  • Smithsonian Magazine

  • TechCrunch

About Aaron

Aaron Frank is a researcher and advisor with over a decade of experience working in Silicon Valley, where he most recently served as Principal Faculty at Singularity University. His work focuses on the business, governance, and cultural implications of emerging technologies, with particular emphasis on mixed reality and simulation-based environments.

Over the past ten years, Aaron has built, deployed, researched, and written about technologies related to augmented/virtual reality and virtual environments—his primary domain of expertise. In this capacity, he regularly advises large enterprises, startups, and public-sector organizations on technology strategy and long-term innovation, with clients including Ernst & Young, Sony, Honeywell, FC Barcelona, The Economist Group, and many others.

At Singularity University, Aaron has served as a co-facilitator and host of the organization’s flagship Executive Program, focused on the strategic impact of exponential technologies across business and society. He is also a frequent guest lecturer on innovation and emerging technology at institutions including Oxford University’s Saïd Business School and EY Tech University.

As a writer, Aaron’s work has appeared in publications such as Wired UK, Vice, Forbes, and VentureBeat, where he examines the intersection of technology, culture, and organizational change.

In addition to his professional work, Aaron serves as a volunteer and former board member at Saint Francis Living Room, a community kitchen supporting homeless and low-income seniors in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood.

Aaron holds a degree in Communications and Philosophy from the University of Maryland and an MBA from the University of Oxford. 

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“Aaron helped us better prepare for what’s ahead by challenging our thinking around technology and connecting dots across emerging trends.”

— RC Buford, CEO San Antonio Spurs

“Aaron has a unique ability to translate exponential technologies into business strategy.”

— Dr. Ralph Ostertag, CIO APAC,
Director Global GenAI Lab, Heineken

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