Alec Ross (author)

Alec Ross (born November 30, 1971) is an American author, technology policy analyst, and educator.

Ross was Senior Advisor for Innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the duration of her term as Secretary of State. After leaving the Department of State in 2013 he joined the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University as a Senior Fellow. Ross subsequently became a visiting fellow at Johns Hopkins University. Ross is currently a distinguished adjunct professor at the University of Bologna Business School and a board partner at Amplo.

Ross is the author of two books, The Industries of the Future and The Raging 2020s: Companies, Countries, People – and the Fight for Our Future.