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Institute for the Future

non-profit thinktank
Organization think_tank Q6039758

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
think tank
Inception
1968[8]
Founder
Frank Davidson, Paul Baran[3][4]
Headquarters location
Palo Alto[5]
Country
United States[2]
Chief executive officer
Marina Gorbis (2006–present), Roy Amara (1971–1990)[6]
Official website
iftf.org[9]
Ceo
Marina Gorbis, Roy Amara
Website
iftf.org
Founded by
Frank Davidson, Paul Baran
Headquarters
Palo Alto
Short name
IFTF[10]as of 2026-10-21
where from?
Edition
20261021 · as of 2026-10-21
Bronze
7a7bf58d5ac18436… v2.15-2026-10-20-ror-data.zip
Transform
4ort-mint · ror:20261021 · version not recorded
Archives at
Stanford University Libraries Department of Special Collections and University Archives[7]
Funder
Open Society Foundations[11]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Palo Alto[1]as of 2026-10-21
where from?
Edition
20261021 · as of 2026-10-21
Bronze
7a7bf58d5ac18436… v2.15-2026-10-20-ror-data.zip
Transform
4ort-mint · ror:20261021 · version not recorded
🏷️ Also known as
en IFTF en Institute for the Future ja 未来研究所
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ROR ID
049tcsg76
ISNI
0000000404329540
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 0000000404329540 GND (DNB) 0000 0000 9677 6719 edition 2026-09-30 · CC0 1.0 ↗
VIAF cluster ID
143062084
Library of Congress authority ID
n80034013
GND ID
1015308-1
OpenAlex ID
I4210136895as of 2026-10-11
where from?
Source
OpenAlex
Edition
20261011 · as of 2026-10-11
Bronze
not in the catalog
Transform
4ort-mint · openalex:20261011 · version not recorded
GRID ID
grid.418764.8
CiNii Research ID
1140282266743010816
D-U-N-S number
063019863
FAST ID
542476
Freebase ID
/m/0drl4p
IdRef ID
116339500
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InfluenceWatch ID
non-profit/institute-for-the-future-iftf
Libraries Australia ID
35223359
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05247055
NDL Authority ID
01077623
National Library of Israel ID (old)
004140018
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007456746805171
OpenCorporates ID
us_ca/C0540919
Ringgold ID
5424
Scilit organization ID
11363
UIA Open Yearbook organization website ID
1100015216
Wellcome Collection concept ID
h6ycr2j4
Yale LUX ID
group/32a73480-57d0-4add-b5e4-aef127948989

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Source: OpenAlex (openalex.org), snapshot of 2026-09-23. CC0 1.0 Universal. CC0 1.0 Universal · OpenAlex
🔗 Connections
← Affiliated with 109
Alex Pentland, Nikil Dutt, Andrew D. Maynard, David Grusky, Michael Shur, Spyros Makridakis, Alecia Radatz, Amir M Rahmani +101 more
Founder 2
Paul Baran, Frank Davidson
Chief executive officer 1
Roy Amara
Country 1
United States
Employees / affiliates 1
Roy Amara
Funder 1
Open Society Foundations
Headquarters location 1
Palo Alto
Instance of 1
think tank
← Affiliation 1
Jacques Vallée
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Alex Pentland Amir M Rahmani Jacques Vallée Nikil Dutt Paul Baran United States

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  4. [1] ↑ . ror.org. Retrieved . ror.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [10] ↑ . ror.org. Retrieved . ror.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved . opensocietyfoundations.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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